Nadia
listengfs.bsky.social
Nadia
@listengfs.bsky.social
Iraqi-American born in London. Activist organizer, scholar, teacher, writer. Yogi passionate about self care. <3
Now, because of Trump and Musk’s hubris, millions of people are going to DIE because they are not going to receive life-saving treatment for malaria, a disease that kills over 600,000 people a YEAR. 😩
February 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
But even if the administration felt that cutting that tiny percentage was justified, you need to do it RESPONSIBLY. You have to give everyone due notice and a year or two to transition to new sources of funding. Needless to say, they didn't do that.
February 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
To those who argue, “well shouldn’t we focus on issues at home,” funding for global health programming accounts for .7% of our total budget....
February 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The malaria program impacts 700 million people annually. This is going to have devastating consequences for the MILLIONS of people who receive life-saving treatment from USAID.
February 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Over the last week, he has witnessed 3000 USAID employees cut down to 300. This doesn’t just impact the employees, who were fired without notice overnight. Funding for life saving preventative treatments like malaria nets have been drastically cut.
February 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM