Weekly job loss report: - 171,610 global jobs gone - 18,923 American jobs gone These jobs saved lives and created livelihoods. They lifted the American economy and the global economy. Please join us in continuing to share the impact of these senseless cuts.

Community: we just published an interactive map to help folks visually understand the impact of the the USAID funding crisis. Please share!

Incredibly grateful to the @devex.com team for their work here:

US funding for @gavi.org has held bipartisan support for years, because it is cost-effective and saves children’s lives. Please consider calling your reps/senators to urge full funding for this critical program.

Weekly Job Loss Update: - 166,580 global jobs lost (up 55,401 from last week) - 18,908 American jobs lost (up 3,312 from last week) These numbers continue to rise dramatically as critical, life-saving pieces of our ecosystem, dissolve due to lack of funding and uncertainty.

Quick #WorldTBDay retro: Before 2025: - 2.6m patients in India treated - 100,000 treated annually in Nigeria - TB related deaths cut by 50% in Vietnam Now: - 57% of TB funding terminated - 310,000 lives at immanent risk (pop. of Cincinnati) - 24 countries lost access to treatment & care

While we are focused primarily on accurately reporting the numbers, the people are our why. Here are a few.

“Of the biggest USAID sectors, the hardest hit…are agriculture, maternal & child health, infrastructure, good governance, and pandemic preparedness.” @cgdev.org #WomensHistoryMonth #COVID19

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has named 27-year-old DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin to top USAID post.

In a recent interview with CNN, Harvard Chan School’s Mary T. Bassett (@fxbharvard.bsky.social) discussed recent public health headlines, including federal funding cuts to scientific research and global aid and the potential of another infectious disease pandemic.

Unfortunately coming in with a mid-week job loss number update, as our count has seen a dramatic rise this week. Globally we can confirm now that 140,179 jobs have been lost in spite of on-going legal challenges to the dismantling of USAID. www.usaidstopwork.com

Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored.

BREAKING: This story is developing and we will update here as we learn more.

“But foreign aid is not charity. It is the United States’ insurance policy, protecting us from bird flu, ebola, violent terrorism, illegal migration and political instability.” Operating in high-risk spaces without insurance is just a wholly indefensible position.

UPDATE: Our latest global job loss numbers are in & they have nearly doubled since our last update to 111,179. No warning, no transition plan. A life-saving sector gutted on a whim. You can find the rest of our updated trackers here:

Trump Is Ceding Ground to a Deadly Enemy, an essay by me adapted from my book Everything Is Tuberculosis. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

3.3m people dead in one year without just 5 of many USAID program areas. That’s roughly the population of Utah. This defunding is unconscionable. Cred: @nytimes.com graphics @nickkristof.bsky.social research

Really appreciated this conversation with Matt Galloway of the CBC. We got to talk about tuberculosis, the implications of defunding USAID, and the future of the disease in a world where human health is not being prioritized. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

As we continue to gather data on the impact of foreign aid cuts at home, you can find our most current state-by-state info here: www.usaidstopwork.com/usaid-state-...

USAID Community: the House just passed a stop-gap funding measure that does not include critical foreign aid funding. Now is the time to call your Senators to tell them that restoring foreign aid is a voting issue for you. Here’s how:

New video from @nytimes.com on the impacts of attacks on USAID for domestic manufacturers of critical food products that fight malnutrition globally. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

“Defendants are, as this motion is being filed, destroying documents with potential pertinence to this litigation.” Follow orders or follow the law? USAID workers caught in the crossfire yet again.

USAID reach by the numbers: - basic medical care for 95 million people - education for 23 million children - $4.8 billion in economic growth Taking care of our people, taking care of our neighbors, leaving the world better than we found it. This is the best of America.

“The president does not have “unbounded power” in the realm of foreign affairs, he stated, and because of that, the Trump administration must spend the money that’s already been appropriated by Congress.” @devex.com #USAID #USAIDStopWork

Very grateful to the TB Community Coordination Hub for finding ways to gather data even when funding for data-gathering has been canceled. This is critical reading, but to highlight one disaster: 29% of those surveyed have completely stopped initiating TB treatment. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This space is changing so quickly, it’s helpful to have these snapshots to recap where we’re at. Thanks to our friends @devex.com for the visibility:

We agree that accountability and healthy review processes are important to ensuring we are spending our money wisely. This work, though, cannot put lives in jeopardy. Thank you to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee members who share this approach.

We’re calling on Congress to restore the Payne Fellowship. Perhaps now more than ever, America needs to train the next generation of diplomats. We know we will need them. #ForeignService @5calls.org #AmericaAbroad

We agree: America's compassion shouldn't be a casualty of budget cuts. Thank you @lisamurkowski.bsky.social for using speaking up. Share & tag your Senators/Reps to let them know USAID is a #VotingIssue for you. #USAID #ForeignPolicy #USAIDStopWork #SaveForeignAid

We’re seeing a great deal of both primary and secondary trauma in our community these days. Here to share resources like this to help us all be well and persist. #publichealth #globalhealth #mentalhealth #USAID

A helpful synopsis of the current USAID situation, which is - to put it mildly - dizzying. But, what we do know for sure, is that the pressure we are applying together is working. #USAID #USAIDStopWork #ForeignAid

When we invest abroad, America wins at home. Let's remind both sides of the aisle that they know this, and that it matters to the American people. #USAID #ForeignAid #NationalSecurity

Excellent explainer on the impact of global education programs from our friends at Basic Education Coalition: #basiceducation #foreignaid

Incredibly grateful this morning to everyone working on this case - many have risked their careers to do so. Now, it’s up to the lower courts to enforce.

Our team discusses the human and economic impact of the stop work order with @cnn.com. Summary: American people, companies, cities and states are paying the price. #USAID #USAIDStopWork #AmericanJobs #NorthCarolina

This is our team. This is why we exist: The fallout from the stop work order is human, and it is American. 28.9 billion dollars & over 13,000 American jobs: gone. @cnn.com #USAID #USAIDStopWork #AmericanJobs #Economy

After 5 weeks of courageous reporting, we've confirmed 13,604 American jobs & 57,502 global positions lost. These numbers continue to grow by the day & we need your help ensuring everyone is counted. Please continue to report job loss as a result of the USAID stop work order to usaidstopwork.com.

5 critical, life-saving programs cut: - 4.5m women & children lose maternal & newborn care - 2.1m kids at risk of malaria this season - 40.3m people lose malaria treatment - Thousands of children lose critical nutrition @5calls.org @path.org @fhi360.bsky.social @jhpiego.org

Late yesterday, we received award termination notices for three of our primary USAID agreements. Read our full statement. pedaids.org/press-releas...

“…understand that it is far more economical to send aid and development than to watch global regions descend into chaos and war and then have to deal with the consequences.” #USAID #USAIDStopWork #NationalSecurity

Gutted. “They’ve devoted their professional lives to providing humanitarian aid on behalf of the United States.” @npr.org #USAID #USAIDStopWork

400,000 boxes, $24m in lost income, 45m critically malnourished children, one #Georgia based peanut butter company. “Every one of those packets has printing on it that says, ‘From the American people. USAID.’” The lose-lose-lose of the #USAIDStopWork order. #USAID #FoodSecurity #AmericanBusiness

We started this work to shine a light on the impact of cutting our people & programs. In that process we are hearing so many stories of people being silenced & barred from sharing. Here is a secure space. Please contribute - our voices together ARE having an impact. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"The most recent study on the benefits of all this kind of research for the U.S. is that for every dollar invested in these programs, $30 to $40 comes back to the U.S.," Tschirley said. #Michigan #USFarming #USAID #USAIDStopWork @michiganstateu.bsky.social

"USAID is worth every penny. I wish I could say the same for the Department of Defense, which spends money on a scale USAID could only dream of, and often with more waste." ICYMI Will Selber: www.thebulwark.com/p/usaid-kept...

If you’re planning to engage your rep this week (please do!) here’s how much funding your state stands to lose:

Your reps are home this week! Here’s a quick guide for how to have an impact: www.usaidstopwork.com/engagecongress

Contrary to Administration messaging, dismantling USAID is NOT in America’s best economic interest. Updated impact numbers from the Institute for Development Impact here: static1.squarespace.com/static/679bd...

Excellent analysis: www.linkedin.com/posts/benjou...

It’s working! We just exceeded 75,000 signatures on our petition demanding a long-term solution that restores American jobs, upholds our global leadership, and ensures aid programs continue benefiting both recipients and the United States. Add your voice here: www.change.org/p/stop-the-u...