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Experts warn of threat to global health as Trump freezes USAID

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Experts warn of threat to global health as US freezes overseas aid.

President Donald Trump 's administration has announced huge cuts to US Agency for International Development .

US government has announced a 90-day freeze on funding for aid projects.

Health experts have warned of the spread of disease as a result of the cuts.

USAID provides up to 40% of the world's development aid.

Health programmes is where the impact of a funding freeze is likely to be felt most keenly.

Prof Rosa Freedman said this could lead to a rise in healthcare problems around the world.

She said preventable diseases, such as cholera and malaria , could reappear or worsen.

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