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Peter Donde was a 10-year-old infected with H.I.V. from his mother during childbirth. But American aid kept Peter strong even as his parents died from #AIDS. A program started by President George W. Bush called #PEPFAR saved 26 million lives from AIDS, and one was Peter’s.[...]
Without the help of the community health worker, Peter was unable to get his medicines, so he became sick and died in late February, according to Moses Okeny Labani, a health outreach worker who helped manage care for Peter and 144 other vulnerable children.[...]
“If #USAID would be here, Peter Donde would not have died,” Labani said.[...]
Achol Deng, an 8-year-old girl, was also infected with #HIV at birth and likewise remained alive because of American assistance. Then in January, Achol lost her ID card, and there was no longer a case worker to help get her a new card and medicines; she too became sick and died, said Labani.(
) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/15/opinion/foreign-aid-cuts-impact.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E4.3w7B.JereYHcyYH8N&smid=url-share #ElonMusk #Musk #ForeignAid #DOGE
The New York Times · Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
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