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According to independent modeling by Boston University epidemiologist Brooke Nichols, as reported in late 2025, the dismantling of USAID programs due to funding cuts spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—co-led by Elon Musk—has resulted in approximately 600,000 deaths worldwide as of early November 2025. These estimates are based on disruptions to critical health initiatives, including HIV/AIDS treatment (e.g., PEPFAR), malaria prevention, tuberculosis control, and child nutrition programs, primarily in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America.Of these deaths, two-thirds (approximately 400,000) are children under age 5, largely from preventable causes like malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and severe acute malnutrition. Projections from the same analysis suggest that the cuts could lead to an additional 14 million deaths by 2030 if not reversed, with children continuing to bear a disproportionate burden.These figures are contested by DOGE officials, who argue that the cuts targeted administrative waste and that no direct causal link to deaths has been proven, but multiple aid organizations and public health experts, including Dr. Atul Gawande, have corroborated the estimates using excess mortality data from affected regions. Earlier 2025 reports cited lower figures (e.g., around 10,000–300,000 total deaths by mid-year), reflecting the escalating impact over time.
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