UK, German and French aid cuts will take ‘devastating toll’ on most vulnerable, says study

As Europe’s leading donor countries slash budgets, the result could be more than 11.5m preventable deaths, report suggests Cuts to foreign aid budgets by the UK, France and Germany could contribute to more than 11.5 million preventable deaths by the end of the decade, according to a new report, which warns that Europe is abandoning its role as a pillar of global health and development. Three separate studies within the report reveal the extent to which the nations have slashed their foreign a...

By Matthew Pearce