Ninety percent of USAID programs cut
Mar 05, 2025•26 min
Episode description
As the Trump administration cuts 90% of programs funded by the US Agency for International Development, we look at the effect on global health.
Also on the program, violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hindering the country’s ongoing MPox response – just as a new, more transmissible strain is discovered. And, a look at an initiative trying to improve women’s mental health in Guatemala.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett
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