Dr. David Higgins: We’re Dismantling Our Own First Line of Defense with Global Funding Cuts

SIDNER Can you give ░░░░░░░░ some sense of what ░░░░░░░░ cuts that the U ░░░░░░░░ is certainly making to ░░░░░░░░ funding abroad including USAID ░░░░░░░░ some of the healthcare ░░░░░░░░ cuts how that impacts ░░░░░░░░ spread of a communicable ░░░░░░░░ like measles HIGGINS Yeah ░░░░░░░░ global funding cuts are ░░░░░░░░ key partners around the ░░░░░░░░ The World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ and Gavi these are ░░░░░░░░ some examples of the ░░░░░░░░ that are leading global ░░░░░░░░ to prevent vaccine preventable ░░░░░░░░ like measles And this ░░░░░░░░ t just about international ░░░░░░░░ aid It s also ░░░░░░░░ public health here at ░░░░░░░░ So when the U ░░░░░░░░ cuts funding for global ░░░░░░░░ prevention we re not ░░░░░░░░ turning our backs on ░░░░░░░░ abroad We re dismantling ░░░░░░░░ own first line of ░░░░░░░░ Viruses like measles they ░░░░░░░░ t stop at borders ░░░░░░░░ in global measles immunization ░░░░░░░░ is both a moral ░░░░░░░░ and smart strategic public ░░░░░░░░ for America Protecting children ░░░░░░░░ the world protects all ░░░░░░░░ us SIDNER Dr David ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ being so stark and ░░░░░░░░ clear about what is ░░░░░░░░ the spread of this ░░░░░░░░ is that people are ░░░░░░░░ getting the vaccines Thank ░░░░░░░░ I really appreciate it.”