DOGE Dismantles USAID's Famine Early Warning System and PEPFAR — Global Health Programs Terminated, 300K+ Deaths Estimated

DOGE terminated USAID's Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), a decades-old program that guided food aid delivery to prevent starvation. Also terminated: PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, credited with saving 25M+ lives since 2003), polio vaccine distribution, and malaria prevention programs. The administration canceled 83% of USAID programs by March 10. Dr. Brooke Nichols (Boston University) launched an Impact Counter showing an estimated 332,553 deaths from USAID cuts alone by June 2025, including 224,575 children. A Lancet analysis projected 14M+ could die by 2030. Musk responded: "zero people have died." A federal judge ruled the dismantling likely violated the Constitution, but the 4th Circuit lifted the block.