Ebola, Uganda and Trump

As Trump ends USAID missions, officials fear Ebola outbreak in Uganda may spread
More than a dozen Americans in Uganda are also among those so far known to have been exposed to Sudan virus, the type of Ebola that had infected the initial case. Those people so
Trump’s USAID cuts raise concerns over Ebola outbreak in Uganda
US health officials have warned that the Trump administration’s suspension of funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) could worsen the growing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, delaying essential aid and complicating the response.
US CDC Sends Health Alert on Uganda's Ebola Outbreak
The agency said although no cases have been reported in the U.S., it was issuing an advisory through its health alert network to raise awareness. On January 29, a male nurse working in Uganda's capital,
Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.
New Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Poses Real Test Of Pandemic Readiness
Ebola is terrifying. It’s deadly, with case fatality rates typically around 50% — sometimes even higher. The first confirmed case in this outbreak was a male nurse who sought treatment on Jan. 19 for fever and other symptoms.
CDC advises travelers to be on alert due to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak
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How the shutdown of USAID will hurt Americans and empower foreign adversaries
Even if programs are allowed to resume after the 90-day freeze, much of the damage—not just to the recipients of USAID ...
America Can’t Just Unpause USAID
Democratic lawmakers have started pushing back on the demolition of USAID. Yesterday, Brian Schatz, a Democratic senator from ...
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Trump administration allows some global aid to restart, but concerns remain on impact of USAID shutdown
The Trump administration on Friday said global malaria aid can restart, but it was unclear how quickly the money would start flowing again.
Elizabeth Shackelford: Foreign aid delivered by USAID is for our nation’s benefit — including our farmers
Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a ...
Former USAID official calls its closure an 'extinction-level event for the global aid sector'
ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and a former lead official at USAID, about efforts to shutter the global aid agency.
USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide
U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school.
WDVM: USAID Worker Layoffs
Speaker 1 Well, the white House says the USAID shake up, including layoffs, is because they want to ensure American money is going toward American interests. That's their posture. Meantime, a couple I ...
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As USAID Is Closed Down, Links to Terrorists and Warnings Ignored May Have Sealed its Doom
USAID's links to terror groups including Hamas -- and a failure to heed warnings about these links -- may have sealed its ...
Trump Administration Is Pulling Almost All USAID Workers Off the Job Worldwide
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development ...