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Analysis: Trump's flurry of orders undermine global health efforts

Fri, 2025-01-31 18:01 — mike kraft

 

Trump's orders sow chaos in global public health

A recent flurry of executive orders and surprise actions by the Trump administration have roiled the international public health community, leaving healthcare workers scrambling and aid programs in peril. 

On January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pausing U.S. foreign development assistance for 90 days to assess “programmatic efficiencies and consistency.” The ripple effects spread immediately. On January 24, the State Department put out a stop-work order halting foreign aid work. And on January 27, the Trump administration placed dozens of officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave. 

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Charting how COVID contributed to a crisis of trust in America

Thu, 2025-01-30 11:57 — mike kraft
How covid contributed to a crisis of trust in America Eight charts show how people’s confidence in the government and science has changed The Economist The Economist
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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

Wed, 2025-01-29 14:44 — mike kraft
White House rescinds federal aid freeze | CNN Politics The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to a memo obtained by CNN from a Trump administration official. Kaitlan Collins, Alayna Treene, Samantha Waldenberg CNN
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Overview of the issues affected by the Trump Administration's pausing of federal grants and loans

Wed, 2025-01-29 10:31 — mike kraft
A freeze on federal grants and loans has been paused. But many facets of American life are left mired in uncertainty | CNN As a federal judge temporarily blocks part of the Trump administration’s pausing of federal grants and loans Tuesday, a slew of advocacy groups, charities, foreign aid and public health programs are decrying a potential upending of American lives on an unprecedented scale. Karina Tsui CNN
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State Department Modifies the Original Near-Full Stop of Foreign Aid

Wed, 2025-01-29 09:19 — mike kraft
State Department Reverses Near-Full Stop of Foreign Aid Marco Rubio’s memo now exempts ‘core life saving programs’ but withholds assistance for diversity and abortions. Michael R. Gordon and Alexander Ward WSJ

The Trump administration pulled back from its order to pause nearly all foreign aid, and will now exempt “core life saving programs” that involve medicine, medical services, food and shelter, according to a Tuesday memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 

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Analysis: What a US exit from the WHO means for global health

Tue, 2025-01-28 10:47 — mike kraft
What a US exit from the WHO means for global health For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in ... Amy Maxmen Medical Xpress

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Trump orders U.S. CDC staff to cut off communication with WHO

Tue, 2025-01-28 10:01 — mike kraft
CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order. CBS News

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Trump administration pauses federal loans and grants pending spending reviews

Tue, 2025-01-28 09:49 — mike kraft
Trump is pausing federal loans and grants as his administration reviews spending The White House is pausing federal grants and loans as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. AP News

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Trump administrations' NIH communication pause partly lifted to allow some purchasing need for research projects

Mon, 2025-01-27 18:53 — mike kraft
After disruption due to Trump administration communication pause, NIH told it can continue some purchasing for research | CNN Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies for their ongoing studies, according to four sources inside the agency with knowledge of the purchasing hold. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN
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President Trump said he may reconsider having the U.S. rejoin WHO

Mon, 2025-01-27 18:09 — mike kraft

United States President Donald Trump late Saturday said he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization — days after signing an executive order announcing America's intention to leave.

"Maybe we would consider doing it again. I don't know. Maybe we would have to clean it up a little bit," Trump said at a rally in Las Vegas, while complaining that the U.S. paid more into the global health agency than China, which has a much bigger population.

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