Theresa Diaz
tdiaz1000.bsky.social
Theresa Diaz
@tdiaz1000.bsky.social
Global Public Health Medical Epidemiologist with over 35 years of experience working in surveillance monitoring and evaluation at CDC, UNICEF and WHO
USAID acting assistant administrator of health, who is now on administrative leave, estimated withdrawal of aid will cause
-18 million additional deaths from malaria
-200,000 children paralyzed by polio
-1 million children not treated for severe malnutrition

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Left twitter/X several years ago and just joined this platform today. Looking forward to science based health content and exchanges. We must work together to preserve global public health and thus humanity.
March 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM