Government Accountability

Aid Cuts and Endless Conflict Devastate Somalia’s Fragile Healthcare System

By National Security Desk | November 28, 2025

As the U.S. slashes critical aid and Somalia prioritizes endless war over public health, thousands lose essential care—exposing the high cost of Washington’s shortsighted policies in a strategically vital region.

The tragic story of Yusuf Bulle’s malnourished toddler, forced to journey across dangerous territory to Mogadishu’s scarce hospitals, is just one heartbreaking example of how Somalia’s healthcare system is collapsing under the weight of conflict and foreign aid cuts.While America has rightly focused on rooting out terrorism abroad, dismantling USAID this year dealt a crushing blow to health infrastructure in one of the world’s poorest nations. More than 6,000 health workers lost jobs, and nearly 2,000 facilities were crippled—thousands of lives put at risk not by militants alone but by Washington’s abrupt withdrawal of support.Is Security Really Serving Somalia’s People?Somalia’s...

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