Salem Radio Network News Sunday, August 16, 2026

Health

Aid cuts unravel lifelines for Nepali mothers and their children, in photos

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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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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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