U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Led to Preventable Deaths, Kristof Reports
Nicholas Kristof reports on the deadly consequences of U.S.A.I.D. cuts championed by Elon Musk, using the case of 10-year-old Jibia who died of malaria after aid cuts eliminated $2 bed nets and anti-malaria medicines. Kristof challenges Musk's claim that the humanitarian aid cuts didn't cost lives, offering to take Musk on a trip to witness the human toll firsthand.
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Jibia was a 10-year-old girl, ranking third out of 58 students in her fourth-grade class in Rwamwanja, Uganda.
Aid cuts meant that the local clinic ran out of $2 bed nets to protect from mosquitoes, as well as anti-malaria medicines.
Jibia died of malaria last July, her mother told me outside the family home.
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Musk insists that his demolition of humanitarian aid didn’t cost lives. So I propose he take a trip with me.
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