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Atul Gawande

American surgeon

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Jan 30, 2026

how many people starved to death as a result of shutting down ASAID?

There is no single, verified tally in the reporting that counts how many people “” strictly as a result of shutting down ; available work offers modelled estimates of excess deaths from reduced aid an...

Jan 9, 2026

How many people starved to death because of USAID shutdown?

No single, independently verified count exists of how many people “starved to death” specifically because of the USAID shutdown; peer-reviewed studies and expert trackers place excess deaths from the ...