Aid cuts unravel lifelines for Nepali mothers and their children, in photos
Sonam Mukhiya, left, lies next to her 3-year-old brother, Yubraj Mukhiya, and their grandmother in their home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Their mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year’s foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
GAUR, Nepal (AP) — Global cuts to foreign aid are unraveling decades of progress in maternal and child health, raising fears that 2025 could mark the first increase in child deaths this century. In one Nepal village, neonatal deaths had fallen to zero before a U.S.-funded program was canceled; within months, newborns were dying again as health services vanished.
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Anita Gupta, 20, receives an ultrasound in Gaur, Nepal, on May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Anita Gupta, 20, receives an ultrasound in Gaur, Nepal, on May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Lachhiya Devi sits with her 5-year-old granddaughter, Sonam Mukhiya, in her home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Sonam’s mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year’s foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Lachhiya Devi sits with her 5-year-old granddaughter, Sonam Mukhiya, in her home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Sonam’s mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year’s foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
