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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

They will have less money and more responsibilities, even as scientists chase a cure

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