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From dread to action: Tracking the Trump-Musk death toll from cuts to USAID

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A global health expert created a web dashboard estimating death tolls caused by foreign aid cuts.

Brooke Nichols says she's battling a "general feeling of powerlessness" not unlike other Americans , particularly those on the left.

The Impact Counter estimates that the cuts to PEPFAR will result in 70,856 adult deaths and 147,852 child deaths.

Impact Counter estimates estimated deaths from tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases impacted by foreign aid cuts.

The site has received more than 65,000 visitors from nearly 200 different countries since it launched.

The State Department announced it would be issuing a waiver on foreign assistance funding for life-saving medicine, medical services, food and shelter among other categories.

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