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CDC To Downsize Disease Prevention Initiatives In 39 Countries

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cutting its epidemic prevention programs in 39 out of 49 countries due to a lack of funding, reports the WashPost.

    Why it matters: The CDC received a $600 million grant from Congress in 2014 to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Most of the organization's epidemic funding comes from that one-time package, and the Trump administration is not expected to renew the budget when resources run out in September 2019.

    The ten "priority countries":

    • India
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Jordan
    • Kenya
    • Uganda
    • Liberia
    • Nigeria
    • Senegal
    • Guatemala
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