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The official account for USAIDStopWork.com. Please visit our website for up-to-date, factual information regarding the impact of the stop work order in America and abroad.
Weekly job loss report:
- 171,610 global jobs gone
- 18,923 American jobs gone
These jobs saved lives and created livelihoods. They lifted the American economy and the global economy. Please join us in continuing to share the impact of these senseless cuts.
- 171,610 global jobs gone
- 18,923 American jobs gone
These jobs saved lives and created livelihoods. They lifted the American economy and the global economy. Please join us in continuing to share the impact of these senseless cuts.
March 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Weekly job loss report:
- 171,610 global jobs gone
- 18,923 American jobs gone
These jobs saved lives and created livelihoods. They lifted the American economy and the global economy. Please join us in continuing to share the impact of these senseless cuts.
- 171,610 global jobs gone
- 18,923 American jobs gone
These jobs saved lives and created livelihoods. They lifted the American economy and the global economy. Please join us in continuing to share the impact of these senseless cuts.
Community: we just published an interactive map to help folks visually understand the impact of the the USAID funding crisis. Please share!
March 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Community: we just published an interactive map to help folks visually understand the impact of the the USAID funding crisis. Please share!
Incredibly grateful to the @devex.com team for their work here:
The USAID awards the Trump administration killed — and kept
At the top of the list of terminations sent to Congress is a cut in funding to Gavi — an organization that purchases vaccines for millions of children across the world. An award to the Global Fund, on...
www.devex.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Incredibly grateful to the @devex.com team for their work here:
US funding for @gavi.org has held bipartisan support for years, because it is cost-effective and saves children’s lives. Please consider calling your reps/senators to urge full funding for this critical program.
March 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
US funding for @gavi.org has held bipartisan support for years, because it is cost-effective and saves children’s lives. Please consider calling your reps/senators to urge full funding for this critical program.
Weekly Job Loss Update:
- 166,580 global jobs lost (up 55,401 from last week)
- 18,908 American jobs lost (up 3,312 from last week)
These numbers continue to rise dramatically as critical, life-saving pieces of our ecosystem, dissolve due to lack of funding and uncertainty.
- 166,580 global jobs lost (up 55,401 from last week)
- 18,908 American jobs lost (up 3,312 from last week)
These numbers continue to rise dramatically as critical, life-saving pieces of our ecosystem, dissolve due to lack of funding and uncertainty.
March 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Weekly Job Loss Update:
- 166,580 global jobs lost (up 55,401 from last week)
- 18,908 American jobs lost (up 3,312 from last week)
These numbers continue to rise dramatically as critical, life-saving pieces of our ecosystem, dissolve due to lack of funding and uncertainty.
- 166,580 global jobs lost (up 55,401 from last week)
- 18,908 American jobs lost (up 3,312 from last week)
These numbers continue to rise dramatically as critical, life-saving pieces of our ecosystem, dissolve due to lack of funding and uncertainty.
Quick #WorldTBDay retro:
Before 2025:
- 2.6m patients in India treated
- 100,000 treated annually in Nigeria
- TB related deaths cut by 50% in Vietnam
Now:
- 57% of TB funding terminated
- 310,000 lives at immanent risk (pop. of Cincinnati)
- 24 countries lost access to treatment & care
Before 2025:
- 2.6m patients in India treated
- 100,000 treated annually in Nigeria
- TB related deaths cut by 50% in Vietnam
Now:
- 57% of TB funding terminated
- 310,000 lives at immanent risk (pop. of Cincinnati)
- 24 countries lost access to treatment & care
March 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Quick #WorldTBDay retro:
Before 2025:
- 2.6m patients in India treated
- 100,000 treated annually in Nigeria
- TB related deaths cut by 50% in Vietnam
Now:
- 57% of TB funding terminated
- 310,000 lives at immanent risk (pop. of Cincinnati)
- 24 countries lost access to treatment & care
Before 2025:
- 2.6m patients in India treated
- 100,000 treated annually in Nigeria
- TB related deaths cut by 50% in Vietnam
Now:
- 57% of TB funding terminated
- 310,000 lives at immanent risk (pop. of Cincinnati)
- 24 countries lost access to treatment & care
While we are focused primarily on accurately reporting the numbers, the people are our why. Here are a few.
March 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
While we are focused primarily on accurately reporting the numbers, the people are our why. Here are a few.
“Of the biggest USAID sectors, the hardest hit…are agriculture, maternal & child health, infrastructure, good governance, and pandemic preparedness.” @cgdev.org
#WomensHistoryMonth #COVID19
#WomensHistoryMonth #COVID19
March 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Of the biggest USAID sectors, the hardest hit…are agriculture, maternal & child health, infrastructure, good governance, and pandemic preparedness.” @cgdev.org
#WomensHistoryMonth #COVID19
#WomensHistoryMonth #COVID19
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has named 27-year-old DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin to top USAID post.
Peter Marocco departs USAID, remains at State Department
www.devex.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has named 27-year-old DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin to top USAID post.
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In a recent interview with CNN, Harvard Chan School’s Mary T. Bassett (@fxbharvard.bsky.social) discussed recent public health headlines, including federal funding cuts to scientific research and global aid and the potential of another infectious disease pandemic.
Federal funding cuts ‘will make us less safe,’ says expert | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In an interview with CNN, Harvard Chan School’s Mary Bassett discussed recent public health headlines including federal funding cuts to scientific research and the potential of another infectious dise...
hsph.harvard.edu
March 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In a recent interview with CNN, Harvard Chan School’s Mary T. Bassett (@fxbharvard.bsky.social) discussed recent public health headlines, including federal funding cuts to scientific research and global aid and the potential of another infectious disease pandemic.
Unfortunately coming in with a mid-week job loss number update, as our count has seen a dramatic rise this week. Globally we can confirm now that 140,179 jobs have been lost in spite of on-going legal challenges to the dismantling of USAID.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Unfortunately coming in with a mid-week job loss number update, as our count has seen a dramatic rise this week. Globally we can confirm now that 140,179 jobs have been lost in spite of on-going legal challenges to the dismantling of USAID.
www.usaidstopwork.com
www.usaidstopwork.com
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Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored.
Elon Musk’s Role in Dismantling USAID Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds
It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief co...
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored.
BREAKING: This story is developing and we will update here as we learn more.
Judge finds DOGE's shutdown of USAID likely unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled in favor of a group of more than two dozen unnamed former and current USAID employees and contractors.
www.cbsnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING: This story is developing and we will update here as we learn more.
“But foreign aid is not charity. It is the United States’ insurance policy, protecting us from bird flu, ebola, violent terrorism, illegal migration and political instability.”
Operating in high-risk spaces without insurance is just a wholly indefensible position.
Operating in high-risk spaces without insurance is just a wholly indefensible position.
thehill.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“But foreign aid is not charity. It is the United States’ insurance policy, protecting us from bird flu, ebola, violent terrorism, illegal migration and political instability.”
Operating in high-risk spaces without insurance is just a wholly indefensible position.
Operating in high-risk spaces without insurance is just a wholly indefensible position.
UPDATE: Our latest global job loss numbers are in & they have nearly doubled since our last update to 111,179. No warning, no transition plan. A life-saving sector gutted on a whim.
You can find the rest of our updated trackers here:
You can find the rest of our updated trackers here:
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March 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
UPDATE: Our latest global job loss numbers are in & they have nearly doubled since our last update to 111,179. No warning, no transition plan. A life-saving sector gutted on a whim.
You can find the rest of our updated trackers here:
You can find the rest of our updated trackers here:
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Trump Is Ceding Ground to a Deadly Enemy, an essay by me adapted from my book Everything Is Tuberculosis.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Trump Is Ceding Ground to a Deadly Enemy
By retracting foreign aid, the president could make tuberculosis untreatable again.
www.theatlantic.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump Is Ceding Ground to a Deadly Enemy, an essay by me adapted from my book Everything Is Tuberculosis.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
3.3m people dead in one year without just 5 of many USAID program areas. That’s roughly the population of Utah. This defunding is unconscionable.
Cred: @nytimes.com graphics @nickkristof.bsky.social research
Cred: @nytimes.com graphics @nickkristof.bsky.social research
March 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
3.3m people dead in one year without just 5 of many USAID program areas. That’s roughly the population of Utah. This defunding is unconscionable.
Cred: @nytimes.com graphics @nickkristof.bsky.social research
Cred: @nytimes.com graphics @nickkristof.bsky.social research
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Really appreciated this conversation with Matt Galloway of the CBC. We got to talk about tuberculosis, the implications of defunding USAID, and the future of the disease in a world where human health is not being prioritized.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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www.cbc.ca
March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Really appreciated this conversation with Matt Galloway of the CBC. We got to talk about tuberculosis, the implications of defunding USAID, and the future of the disease in a world where human health is not being prioritized.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
As we continue to gather data on the impact of foreign aid cuts at home, you can find our most current state-by-state info here: www.usaidstopwork.com/usaid-state-...
March 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
As we continue to gather data on the impact of foreign aid cuts at home, you can find our most current state-by-state info here: www.usaidstopwork.com/usaid-state-...
USAID Community: the House just passed a stop-gap funding measure that does not include critical foreign aid funding. Now is the time to call your Senators to tell them that restoring foreign aid is a voting issue for you.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
Engage Congress — USAIDStopWork
How to make the most of the upcoming Congressional recess!
Mark your calendars: your representatives will be in town February 17th - 21st, 2025. Ensure your representative knows that reinstating USAID...
www.usaidstopwork.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
USAID Community: the House just passed a stop-gap funding measure that does not include critical foreign aid funding. Now is the time to call your Senators to tell them that restoring foreign aid is a voting issue for you.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
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New video from @nytimes.com on the impacts of attacks on USAID for domestic manufacturers of critical food products that fight malnutrition globally.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Can This Georgia Factory Survive DOGE?
Fitzgerald, Ga., wanted to become the hunger-solution capital of the world — until the Trump administration took aim at U.S.A.I.D.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New video from @nytimes.com on the impacts of attacks on USAID for domestic manufacturers of critical food products that fight malnutrition globally.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
“Defendants are, as this motion is being filed, destroying documents with potential pertinence to this litigation.”
Follow orders or follow the law? USAID workers caught in the crossfire yet again.
Follow orders or follow the law? USAID workers caught in the crossfire yet again.
A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.
U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
A union representing career diplomats demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Some documents could be relevant in court cases.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“Defendants are, as this motion is being filed, destroying documents with potential pertinence to this litigation.”
Follow orders or follow the law? USAID workers caught in the crossfire yet again.
Follow orders or follow the law? USAID workers caught in the crossfire yet again.
USAID reach by the numbers:
- basic medical care for 95 million people
- education for 23 million children
- $4.8 billion in economic growth
Taking care of our people, taking care of our neighbors, leaving the world better than we found it. This is the best of America.
- basic medical care for 95 million people
- education for 23 million children
- $4.8 billion in economic growth
Taking care of our people, taking care of our neighbors, leaving the world better than we found it. This is the best of America.
March 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
USAID reach by the numbers:
- basic medical care for 95 million people
- education for 23 million children
- $4.8 billion in economic growth
Taking care of our people, taking care of our neighbors, leaving the world better than we found it. This is the best of America.
- basic medical care for 95 million people
- education for 23 million children
- $4.8 billion in economic growth
Taking care of our people, taking care of our neighbors, leaving the world better than we found it. This is the best of America.
“The president does not have “unbounded power” in the realm of foreign affairs, he stated, and because of that, the Trump administration must spend the money that’s already been appropriated by Congress.”
@devex.com
#USAID #USAIDStopWork
@devex.com
#USAID #USAIDStopWork
Judge orders Trump to pay USAID partners, rejects 'unbounded' power
The order prohibits the government from “unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds."
www.devex.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“The president does not have “unbounded power” in the realm of foreign affairs, he stated, and because of that, the Trump administration must spend the money that’s already been appropriated by Congress.”
@devex.com
#USAID #USAIDStopWork
@devex.com
#USAID #USAIDStopWork
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Very grateful to the TB Community Coordination Hub for finding ways to gather data even when funding for data-gathering has been canceled.
This is critical reading, but to highlight one disaster: 29% of those surveyed have completely stopped initiating TB treatment.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
This is critical reading, but to highlight one disaster: 29% of those surveyed have completely stopped initiating TB treatment.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Survey Results Press Release (1).docx
US funding cuts drives mass layoffs of healthcare workers and TB Care services leading to heightening risk of transmission and development of drug resistance Abrupt funding cuts threaten to reverse a...
docs.google.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Very grateful to the TB Community Coordination Hub for finding ways to gather data even when funding for data-gathering has been canceled.
This is critical reading, but to highlight one disaster: 29% of those surveyed have completely stopped initiating TB treatment.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
This is critical reading, but to highlight one disaster: 29% of those surveyed have completely stopped initiating TB treatment.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...