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USAID cuts

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Al Jazeera traces USAID funding pause effects on Mozambique HIV programs to DOGE review of $50M Gaza province allocation

Jul 22, 2026

The Al Jazeera documentary examines the effects of the early 2025 US foreign aid suspension on HIV services in Mozambique's Gaza and Sofala provinces. It follows patients, health workers, and NGOs after PEPFAR/US aid funding halted, documenting lost staff, interrupted treatment, and deaths. Segments cover the origin of the $50 million condoms claim from DOGE, Musk's social media amplification of Mike Benz allegations, and a December 2025 bilateral health MOU under the America First strategy. Sourcing draws on local interviews, conference data presented at the 2025 International AIDS Society meeting, and on-camera statements from Musk.

▶ Source: Al Jazeera English

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MS NOW Report Ties USAID Cuts to 781,000 Deaths, Interviews Samantha Power

Jul 6, 2026

The segment reports that USAID dismantling under Trump and Musk, via DOGE, led to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, citing Boston University models of 781,000 total deaths including 518,000 children. It highlights a projected 200,000 rise in under-five child mortality in 2025, the first increase in decades, and specific cases named by Nicholas Kristof. Former USAID administrator Samantha Power joins to criticize the process as lacking regard for human consequences and driven by misinformation. Power notes past bipartisan support and a recent Republican-backed foreign aid bill.

▶ Source: MS NOW