Effects of reductions in US foreign assistance on HIV, tuberculosis, family planning, and maternal and child health: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The USA has traditionally been the largest donor to health programmes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In January 2025, almost all such funding was stopped and prospects for its resumption are uncertain. The suddenness of the funding cuts makes it difficult for national health programmes in LMICs to adapt. We aimed to estimate the impact of these cuts on deaths and other outcomes (new infections, number of family planning users, and unplanned pregnancies) for four health areas that have been a focus of a substantial amount of US foreign assistance: HIV, tuberculosis, family planning, and maternal and child health.

Methods

We applied established mathematical models to the countries receiving US foreign assistance in each domain to estimate health

SUBMITTER: Stover J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447089 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature