Scientists and researchers working in global health have called for the restoration of the Demographic and Health Surveys ...

“Elon Musk has left Washington, but he leaves a legacy of suffering because Trump let him dismantle USAID, which did enormous ...

The African nation of Uganda is in the middle of a deadly Ebola outbreak. The United States was providing on-the-ground humanitarian assistance, until President Trump pulled the plug on USAID.

This week, the United Nations started an emergency appeal to raise $11.2 million to help Uganda contain the Ebola outbreak, as U.S. aid cuts strain the nation’s health budget.

When something is detected—like the Ebola outbreak now underway in Uganda—USAID would normally swing into action with an active response team, deploying technical experts to support the ...

Gutting USAID is already having a devastating ... give the WHO previously agreed-upon access to “a critical stockpile of PPE and lab supplies” to support the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda.

Uganda has had multiple Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2000 that killed hundreds. The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,000 people, the disease's largest death toll.

For instance, USAID obtained permission to conduct Ebola response activities in Uganda a month ago, but partner organizations on the ground were not able to draw down funds.

The blocked USAID programs include efforts to help contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in Uganda that had killed two and infected 10, Enrich said in the memo seen by Reuters.

Uganda has had multiple Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2000 that killed hundreds. The 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,000 people, the disease’s largest death toll.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Jeremy Konyndyk, who oversaw USAID's response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, if cuts to the agency leave the U.S. more vulnerable to infectious disease.