LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of millions of dollars of life-saving medical supplies are stranded in warehouses and on ships around the world due to President Donald Trump's move to freeze foreign aid, half a dozen sources familiar with the humanitarian program told Reuters.
That order and other Trump administration efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development have broken a complex global supply chain for U.S.-funded medical aid, regardless of subsequent waivers intended to restart some work, the sources said. That has left goods – including medical oxygen and tuberculosis and HIV drugs – stuck, at risk of damage, expiry or even theft, while patients and doctors are unable to access critical tools to fight disease.
