How an Estimated Seven Hundred Thousand People Have Died from DOGE’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts
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Atul Gawande discusses the impact of DOGE's cuts to international aid and its consequences on global health.
Atul Gawande, the former assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D., on the devastating effects of cuts to international aid by DOGE and Elon Musk.
People in this episode
Guest: Atul Gawande
Topics covered
- international aid
- health
- politics
- Elon Musk
- DOGE
- U.S.A.I.D.
Keywords
- international aid
- DOGE
- Elon Musk
- U.S.A.I.D.
- health effects
- global health
- aid cuts
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Organizations: U.S.A.I.D., DOGE
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