Nepal maternal and newborn services collapsed after USAID support ended
Reporting and findings
- reported
Associated Press documented pregnant women and newborns dying amid closed or reduced maternal-health services in Nepal after USAID cuts; the reporting traced care gaps but did not claim U.S. policy was the sole medical cause in every case.
- Associated Press: What to know from AP's report about pregnant women and babies dying in Nepal amid USAID cutsPassages and source records documenting: Nepal maternal and newborn services collapsed after USAID support ended
- documented
Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.
- The White House: President Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon MuskAppointment or biography record identifying Elon Musk as Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- documented
Marco Rubio was the Trump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administrator.
- U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian: Marco RubioAppointment or biography record identifying Marco Rubio as Trump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administrator
Summary and current status
Remote clinics lost trained staff and referral capacity, shifting the mortal risk to pregnant patients and infants.
AP documented deaths and service gaps in communities that lost supported care
People and organizations
- Marco RubioTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administrator
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- U.S. Agency for International Developmentformer funder of maternal and newborn health services
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskterminated support for remote maternal-care systemsU.S. Agency for International Development
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administratorMarco Rubio