The acting assistant administrator for global health at USAID, who was put on administrative leave, said Ebola response activities were not approved and no funds were made available.

Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.

Over 20,000 travelers are screened daily for Ebola at Uganda’s different border crossing ... administration’s decision to terminate 60% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts.

Rarely if ever does a newspaper headline include the words “crisis averted,” yet, that is what investments in development ...

By Abdi Latif Dahir and Stephanie Nolen Abdi Latif Dahir reported from Kampala and Mbale in Uganda. Stephanie Nolen covers global health. March 6, 2025 The Ebola outbreak in Uganda has worsened ...

Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, Hamas-affiliated media said early on Thursday, the latest group figure to be killed since Israel ...

When something is detected—like the Ebola outbreak now underway in Uganda—USAID would normally swing into action with an active response team, deploying technical experts to support the ...

A nearly 400-page list provided to Congress may give rare insight into the scope of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s cuts to ...

"This will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale," Nick Enrich wrote in the memo.

But two former USAID officials familiar with the situation in Uganda say that’s not true. At Entebbe Airport, for example, Ebola screening was paused for more than two weeks. A group providing ...

USAID canceled at least four Ebola contracts in Uganda, despite Musk’s claims that they have been restored Only six USAID staff are now handling multiple outbreaks, down from 50+ Critical Ebola ...