Devex4d
Ousted USAID health lead says US fumbled Uganda’s Ebola response
The acting assistant administrator for global health at USAID, who was put on administrative leave, said Ebola response ...
The Lancet6d
End of USAID leaves enormous funding shortfall for TB
WHO issued a statement outlining the grave consequences of the US decision to drastically cut international funding for tuberculosis. WHO noted that countries with high burdens of tuberculosis disease ...
WFMZ-TV13d
U.S. Cancels Ebola Aid in Uganda Despite Elon Musk’s Claims
Photo of a Black doctor giving someone a shot in the arm USAID canceled at least four Ebola contracts in Uganda, despite Musk’s claims that they have been restored Only six USAID staff are now ...
WGHP17d
US aid cuts are hurting Africa’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Aid cuts by the United States are hurting ... The U.S. aid cuts affecting the response to outbreaks of mpox, Ebola and other diseases are the latest in a trend of declining ...
The Atlantic20d
The Diseases Are Coming
A decade later and just days into Trump’s second term, Uganda reported another Ebola outbreak. This time, though, the foreign-aid freeze Trump had put in place meant that USAID was unable to ...
The New York Times23d
As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear
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 ...
News Day24d
US claims ebola funding was restored. Ugandan health workers still haven’t seen the money
KAMPALA, UGANDA — On Jan. 20, US President Donald Trump abruptly cut funding for the surveillance of and response to an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus here. Elon Musk, Trump’s unelected ...
New Canaan Advertiser24d
Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workers
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday, with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died ...
AllAfrica.com25d
Uganda: U.S. Claims Ebola Funding Was Restored. Ugandan Health Workers Still Haven't Seen the Money
Kampala, Uganda — Elon Musk, an unelected US official leading budget cuts, claims funding to contain Uganda's Ebola outbreak "accidentally" ended temporarily. Ugandan officials say the US still ...
CBS News26d
USAID official put on leave for memos saying funding cut will "result in preventable death"
It notes that the Bureau for Global Health got approval to conduct activities to respond to an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, but USAID was never able to draw down the funds and did not receive any ...
Mother Jones26d
Musk’s Reckless Ebola Cuts Could Lead to Deadly Pandemics
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 ...
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents ...