These researchers would be in Africa fighting ebola—but Trump cut their funding

As a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads through the Democratic Republic of Congo, health workers are dealing with the consequences of the Trump administration's cuts to global health programs and withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Organizations in the region that were previously funded by USAID have been severely hampered after the agency was dismantled. Sources say these aid cuts damaged epidemic preparedness and hampered the DRC's response to what is now the third-largest Ebola outbreak in history.

Source: Ars Technica | 2026-05-29