Gabrielle Emanuel
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Mariam Mohammed says her younger son died when she could not get treatment for him at a U.S.-funded clinic that had temporarily closed. Researchers say there are many thousands of cases like his. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a hearing last week that no one has died from USAID cuts. But aid groups say abruptly shutting down those programs is having deadly consequences.
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In a dramatic press briefing, a US ambassador sheds tears as he tells the government of Zambia that theft of US donated medicines is forcing him to suspend health aid to the country.
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Michael Gonzales, the ambassador to Zambia, announced at an emotional press conference that the U.S. would cut $50 million in aid due to theft of medications. -
In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive —- and are at high risk of contracting the virus. Here's how they have been affected by the administration's policies. -
It's a "ready-to-use therapeutic food" that's had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it's still available. Factories and field workers have a different view. -
HIV medications were supposed to be exempt from U.S. aid cuts. In Zambia, for example, those on the ground say otherwise. -
The Trump administration maintains that HIV meds have survived foreign aid cuts. In Zambia, as in other countries, people are struggling to find pills and risk getting sick without medication.
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Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid. -
Dr. Jean Kaseya is now figuring out how to cope with the new foreign aid landscape.
