Due to USAID cuts, childhood deaths will increase this year.
Global deaths among children under five are forecast to rise this year for the first time this millennium, largely as a result of falling foreign aid.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicted that 4.8 million children would die this year, up from 4.6 million last year. Declining humanitarian assistance is a major part of the reason why child deaths have fallen 50% since 2000.