Health advocates warn the situation is dire, with an estimated 2.5 million women and girls currently unable to access contraceptive care— a number projected to escalate to 11.7 million during the Trump administration's 90-day review of foreign aid. In an official statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted the administration’s intent to reassess aid programs to ensure alignment with national interests. However, the immediate humanitarian fallout has raised alarms among global health leaders.
Organizations including the United Nations Population Fund and the Global Health Council have convened to address the pressing situation, underscoring the critical risk to lives and health care systems. Elisha Dunn-Georgiou, head of the Global Health Council, expressed the urgency, emphasizing that the decision made by U.S. authorities has rendered millions unworthy of necessary care. With the implications of this funding freeze becoming increasingly more severe, there is growing concern about the future of women's health around the world.
Organizations including the United Nations Population Fund and the Global Health Council have convened to address the pressing situation, underscoring the critical risk to lives and health care systems. Elisha Dunn-Georgiou, head of the Global Health Council, expressed the urgency, emphasizing that the decision made by U.S. authorities has rendered millions unworthy of necessary care. With the implications of this funding freeze becoming increasingly more severe, there is growing concern about the future of women's health around the world.
