Gates Warns Child Deaths to Rebound After Trump-Era Funding Cuts

Billionaire Bill Gates said cuts to global health funding from donors including the US are likely to contribute to the first increase in childhood deaths in at least 25 years.

More than 200,000 additional children under 5 are expected to die this year, according to modeling in the Gates Foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report. Cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration are “part of that picture” contributing to the expected rise in deaths, Gates said in an interview.

The Gates Foundation, which plans to wind down operations by 2045, has accelerated spending since May as it pushes to drive progress. ...