USAID program closes doors after six decades study finds 14 million people could die

The U.S. Agency for International Development, USA-I-D, officially ceased independent operations on Tuesday, July 1, after 64 years.

Over 80% of its programs folded into the State Department under an "America First" reorganization plan.

Meanwhile, a new study projects that these funding cuts could result in more than 14 million avoidable deaths globally by 2030, including children under five.

Between 2001 and 2021, USAID-funded efforts prevented about 91 million deaths from diseases like HIV and malaria.

While former Presidents Obama and Bush denounced the closure, Secretary of State Rubio said, "Inefficiency has officially come to an end."