A chilling new study in The Lancet warns that the recent deep cuts to USAID funding—and the agency’s dismantling—could result in more than 14 million additional preventable deaths by 2030, including around 4.5 million children under five. This humanitarian catastrophe would undo decades of progress against diseases like HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis in vulnerable regions. With USAID’s abrupt shutdown on July 1, 2025, critics say the move jeopardizes global health gains that saved over 91 million lives in the past 20 years.