A $131 million grant to UNICEF’s polio immunization program supported the delivery of vaccines to millions of children. Other projects included a contract for bed nets and malaria treatments, community health worker efforts in Yemen, and tuberculosis medications provided by the Global Drug Facility.

According to the New York Times, “People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”

Additionally, H.I.V. care projects in Africa, Ebola contact tracing in Uganda, and medical supply distribution in Kenya were impacted by the funding cuts. Numerous health initiatives, such as water provision in conflict zones and malnutrition treatment programs, faced severe consequences due to the termination of funding.