The Donald Trump administration's decision to drastically cut funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will have grave effects on several countries, including Kenya, in the next few years, according to a new study.
According to a Lancet study on the impact of USAID funding cuts, the decision to freeze the aid could lead to 14 million avoidable deaths worldwide by 2030, with over 4.5 million children under five likely to die globally.
USAID has been a crucial source of humanitarian support, contributing to at least 40 per cent of global humanitarian funding.
Kenya, which has been a huge beneficiary of USAID-funded health programs, could see decades of strides in the health sector reversed as a result of the funding cuts.
