USAID Dissolution: 2025 Could Mark First Rise in Under-5 Deaths This Century
The Trump administration's dissolution of USAID removed frontline maternal and neonatal outreach from rural Nepal, where women like Kabita Mukhiya now reach hospitals only after emergencies turn fatal. The Gates Foundation warns 2025 will be the first year this century with rising global child deaths, with official under-5 mortality data still months away. For health-system leaders, the case exposes the hidden cost of losing last-mile community health workers.
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