HEALTHSEATTLE TIMES
Aid cuts unravel lifelines for Nepali mothers and their children, in photos
Global cuts to foreign aid are unraveling decades of progress in maternal and child health. This trend has raised fears that 2025 could mark the first increase in child deaths this century. In one Nepal village, neonatal deaths began rising again after a U.S.-funded program was canceled.
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