America didn't cause these diseases. But Trump’s cuts to public health have put the world at risk
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America didn't cause these diseases. But Trump’s cuts to public health have put the world at risk
National Affairs Editor
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May 20, 2026 10:30AM (EDT)
Ebola Outbreak Rages After Trump Gutted Global Health Safeguards
Public Health Experts Point to Trump Aid Cuts as WHO Declares Emergency Over Ebola Outbreak in DRC, Uganda | Common Dreams
Trump-Musk Gutting of Ebola Prevention Remembered as WHO Warns Scale of Outbreak 'Deeply' Concerning | Common Dreams
US to screen for Ebola at airports, one American in DR Congo infected
WHO gathers for annual assembly amid hantavirus and ebola fears: What to know
Trump responds as deadly ebola strain spreads beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo
‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump's Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak
Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our 'dangerous' times: WHO
US to screen for Ebola at airports as ECDC deploys experts to region
Trump’s cuts to foreign aid are undermining the Ebola response, insiders say
“The outbreaks of Ebola and hantavirus in the past two weeks show why international threats need an international response.”
The WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a global emergency, raising concerns of a larger, undetected spread. Trump's…
"Trump has deliberately left us the opposite of prepared by gutting Ebola and pandemic-preparedness infrastructure at home and…
US President Donald Trump said that he was "concerned" by the outbreak, but that "I think that it's been confined right now to…
The U.S. is not among the member states assembling for WHO’s annual meeting, as Trump officially pulled Washington out in January.
President Donald Trump says he is “concerned” about the deadly Ebola outbreak sweeping Central Africa but believes it has been…
