Services collapsing as USAID cuts health contracts worldwide

[Bangkok Post] - 02/28/2025

LONDON/JOHANNESBURG - US-funded health projects around the world, including those providing lifesaving care, received termination notices from Washington on Thursday as President Donald Trump's administration neared completion of a review to ensure grants are aligned with its America First policy.



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