How Many Lives Does US Foreign Aid Save?

And here is the comparatively minimal cost for same in 2023 and 2024:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;oig.usaid.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;2024-12&#x2F;0-000-25-001-C.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;oig.usaid.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;2024-12&#x2F;0-000-25-0...</a>

Just a few million extra deaths in the world as a direct result of some tech egomaniac acting on a petty grudge, no big deal.<p>Fortunately, this submission is off-topic for Fascist News and has been flagged accordingly.

$2200 to save a human life, ah well, flush it, we need to reduce the national debt over here without touching other areas prone to fraud (DoD).

Even if you&#x27;re a selfish bastard completely uninterested in the inherent value of human life wherever it is, keeping a lid on HIV and Tuberculosis (and other diseases) in Africa is tremendously positive for the world. The money invested in prevention and treatment is absolutely tiny compared to the costs over decades of letting them spread unmolested, and probably ends up saving lives at home too.

*did (sigh)