A plea for global health sanity
Dominic, the epidemiologist.
My son Dominic is an epidemiologist in Africa, helping to mitigate malaria in numerous African countries. His graduate degree was in global health and many of his friends and colleagues work in various fields that seek to prevent sickness and death in impoverished countries around the world.
The recent executive order signed by Donald Trump, which freezes aid to world health programs, has put an extreme life-or-death burden on global health workers. Dominic has an expert understanding of how these programs function and how they save lives. He’s devastated and left to wonder how he can help make friends, family and other people see how Trump’s decision is not only wrong, it is anti-life!
Dominic has written a letter that he wants to share as widely as possible. He asks people to urge their elected leaders to “end the freeze on foreign aid and ensure programs like PEPFAR, PMI, and USAID can continue their life saving — i.e., pro-life — mission.”
I have included a downloadable PDF attachment for viewers here to read and share.