{"id":23109,"date":"2025-03-03T02:28:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T03:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23109"},"modified":"2025-03-03T04:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T04:32:53","slug":"u-s-a-i-d-memos-detail-human-costs-of-cuts-to-foreign-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23109","title":{"rendered":"U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Trump administration\u2019s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">up to 18 million additional cases of malaria per year, and as many as 166,000 additional deaths;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">200,000 children paralyzed with polio annually, and hundreds of millions of infections;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">one million children not treated for severe acute malnutrition, which is often fatal, each year;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">more than 28,000 new cases of such infectious diseases as Ebola and Marburg every year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Those stark projections were laid out in a series of memos by Nicholas Enrich, acting assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D., which were obtained by The New York Times. Mr. Enrich was placed on administrative leave on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In one memo, he placed the blame for these potential health crises on \u201cpolitical leadership at U.S.A.I.D., the Department of State, and D.O.G.E., who have created and continue to create intentional and\/or unintentional obstacles that have wholly prevented implementation\u201d of aid programs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Those leaders have blocked payment systems, created new and ineffective processes for payments, and constantly shifted guidance regarding which activities qualify as \u201clifesaving,\u201d Mr. Enrich wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Another memo describes the slashing of the agency\u2019s global health work force from 783 on Jan. 20 to fewer than 70 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview, Mr. Enrich said he released the memos on Sunday afternoon, after an email arrived placing him on leave, to set the record straight on the gutting of U.S.A.I.D. staff and the termination of thousands of lifesaving grants. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By detailing the series of events behind the scenes, he hoped \u201cit\u2019ll be clear that we were never actually given the opportunity to implement lifesaving humanitarian assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Among them:up to 18 million additional cases of malaria per year, and as many as 166,000 additional deaths;200,000 children paralyzed with polio annually, and hundreds of millions of infections;one million children not treated for severe acute malnutrition, which is often fatal, each year;more than 28,000 new cases of such infectious diseases as Ebola and Marburg every year.Those stark projections were laid out in a series of memos by Nicholas Enrich, acting assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D., which were obtained by The New York Times. Mr. Enrich was placed on administrative leave on Sunday.In one memo, he placed the blame for these potential health crises on \u201cpolitical leadership at U.S.A.I.D., the Department of State, and D.O.G.E., who have created and continue to create intentional and\/or unintentional obstacles that have wholly prevented implementation\u201d of aid programs. Those leaders have blocked payment systems, created new and ineffective processes for payments, and constantly shifted guidance regarding which activities qualify as \u201clifesaving,\u201d Mr. Enrich wrote. Another memo describes the slashing of the agency\u2019s global health work force from 783 on Jan. 20 to fewer than 70 on Sunday.In an interview, Mr. Enrich said he released the memos on Sunday afternoon, after an email arrived placing him on leave, to set the record straight on the gutting of U.S.A.I.D. staff and the termination of thousands of lifesaving grants. By detailing the series of events behind the scenes, he hoped \u201cit\u2019ll be clear that we were never actually given the opportunity to implement lifesaving humanitarian assistance.\u201dWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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