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The sudden dismantling of USAID has led to more death and disease
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A new crop of health deals is unlikely to meet the needs of recipient countries

American funding cuts are a catalyst for fresh thinking

The administration hopes to undo perverse incentives

America First need not put Africans last

Medics know how to respond. But aid cuts, war and the lack of a vaccine make it difficult

As Western countries cut support, China is unlikely to fill the gap