Fmr. USAID Global Health Lead: Hundreds of Thousands of People Will Die if USAID Programs Are Not Reinstituted

QUICK So Dr Gawande ░░░░░░░░ me where you think ░░░░░░░░ ll be in a ░░░░░░░░ if these programs aren ░░░░░░░░ re instituted just from ░░░░░░░░ global health perspective GAWANDE ░░░░░░░░ at this point the ░░░░░░░░ to the agency is ░░░░░░░░ the expertise lost We ░░░░░░░░ see projections that it ░░░░░░░░ in the hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of deaths that we ░░░░░░░░ increases that we ll ░░░░░░░░ return of polio that ░░░░░░░░ ll see surges of ░░░░░░░░ All these things are ░░░░░░░░ happening We have a ░░░░░░░░ from measles in Texas ░░░░░░░░ the first time in ░░░░░░░░ and this is now ░░░░░░░░ getting worse unless we ░░░░░░░░ supporting these institutions getting ░░░░░░░░ back on track I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of concern ░░░░░░░░ the damage is already ░░░░░░░░ QUICK Right you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ damage is already done ░░░░░░░░ people are gone Is ░░░░░░░░ an ability to even ░░░░░░░░ them back How long ░░░░░░░░ you think it would ░░░░░░░░ to rebuild some of ░░░░░░░░ expertise GAWANDE Part of ░░░░░░░░ debacle of surgery with ░░░░░░░░ chainsaw is they re ░░░░░░░░ saying Oops You know ░░░░░░░░ m seeing and hearing ░░░░░░░░ lot of reports coming ░░░░░░░░ that AI was used ░░░░░░░░ make the choices about ░░░░░░░░ was cut and now ░░░░░░░░ to undo this enormous ░░░░░░░░ because of course it ░░░░░░░░ not successful in safeguarding ░░░░░░░░ different components I don ░░░░░░░░ see us being able ░░░░░░░░ you know these aren ░░░░░░░░ things you turn on ░░░░░░░░ off with a light ░░░░░░░░ We ve lost expertise ░░░░░░░░ and most of all ░░░░░░░░ in countries around the ░░░░░░░░ that we are a ░░░░░░░░ partner Rebuilding trust is ░░░░░░░░ to take devoted energy ░░░░░░░░ time I don t ░░░░░░░░ this president offering to ░░░░░░░░ that.”