The UN and WHO say a freeze on U.S. foreign aid could bring widespread death and disease.
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00:00The United Nations and the World Health Organization are warning that the freezing of U.S. foreign
00:05aid could soon have dire consequences.
00:07U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered foreign assistance stopped for 90 days for a review
00:13of whether programs align with his foreign policy.
00:17The U.N. says Myanmar is among the countries that stands to suffer, with access to medical
00:22care disappearing and famine imminent in parts of the country.
00:26The WHO says HIV, measles, tuberculosis, polio and other diseases could all see a resurgence
00:34worldwide as U.S. funding dries up.
00:38Nine countries have reported failing procurement and supply chains for TB drugs, jeopardizing
00:45the lives of people with TB.
00:49Over the past two decades, U.S. support for TB services has helped to save almost 80 million
00:56lives.
00:57Those gains, too, are at risk.