This morning, I read an article published by MSF about the US Congress' proposal to cut global health funding.
Chew on this:
"According to American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR), for every 5% reduction in U.S. funding of global health programs, 182,000 people with HIV/AIDS and 2.1 million malaria patients will be left untreated; and millions of children will go without immunization against resurgent diseases like measles that can leave children with pneumonia, blindness, or death. Put another way: A 5% cut in US funding for global health is akin to shutting the doors of every MSF hospital and clinic in over 70 countries for an entire year."
Find the article at this link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-spitzer/the-human-cost-of-cutting_b_1099870.html
