Cuts to the aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3% will significantly affect education and health services in Africa. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's impact assessment highlights potential repercussions, noting reduced spending on women's health, health emergency response, and education projects. Countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia will face decreased support, particularly impacting vulnerable populations. The Ending Preventable Deaths Support Programme is expected to reduce critical health support across 11 nations, thereby raising the chances of increased morbidity and mortality, especially among those in poverty, women, children, and individuals with disabilities.
The government's own impact assessment reveals that Labour's deep aid cuts will adversely affect children's education and elevate the risks of disease and death in African nations.
The reduction in the aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of national income to finance defense will have severe repercussions on educational support and health initiatives.
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