How USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls (2 Viewers)

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    Kimmy Yam | NBC News

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    In Malawi, clinics could soon be running out of critical HIV medication, unable to replenish their supply since the Trump administration ordered a freeze to U.S. foreign aid. The pause has halted HIV programs spearheaded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, said one worker, potentially impacting some 142,000 girls and young women who received care from one of the agency’s programs last year alone.

    “When you suddenly turn off those programs, I fully expect to see an exponential increase in new HIV infections,” said the USAID worker, who...

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