by Marcus Baram | Mar 13, 2026 | AIDS, diseases, DOGE, DOGE cuts, Donald Trump, Food Assistance, HIV, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS funding, Hunger, News, Pandemic, PEPFAR, Public Health, Trump Administration, USAID
“Heartbreaking.” “Devastating.” “Difficult and challenging.” Such are the words used by health care workers, government officials and former U.S. Agency for International Development employees to describe the impact of the agency’s dissolution last year. Since the Trump administration shut down USAID, which had delivered humanitarian aid and medical supplies to countries around the world…
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by Tareq S. Hajjaj | Feb 5, 2026 | Blockade, disease, diseases, Famine, Gaza, Israel, malnutrition, Medicine, meningitis, News, Palestine, Public Health, Starvation
On January 23, 11-year-old Aline Asfour received her third-grade graduation certificate with honors, scoring in the 98th percentile and ranking first in her class. Her family celebrated her academic achievement and excellence. Two days later, Aline began feeling unwell. She started vomiting repeatedly and suffered from severe diarrhea. At first, her family believed she was experiencing a common…
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