UK aid cuts risk millions of lives, warns World Health Organization

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It leaves millions of the world’s poorest at risk from “neglected tropical diseases”, says agency.

The WHO said that prior to its aid cuts, the UK provided funding to 19 countries through its "flagship" health programme called Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases .

"No obvious alternative source of funding exists to fill the funding gaps that will be left by the exit of Ascend," the WHO added. "The seismic impact of the pandemic forced the tough decision to temporarily reduce the aid budget and exit some programmes, including the Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases programme," a statement said.

 

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BBCPolitics They can’t just expect charity all time they must realise we are going through a bad patch they must start to help themselves if we keep given they will stay in bed like hand outs we give to people in this country England people are starving let’s sort our own house then others

WHO bent as a 9 Bob note Take no notice and they might go away!!!!

Then perhaps other countries can step up and cover the reduction. There are sttill very few first-world countries contributing the type of amount that this country gives!

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