- A new poll indicates that three-quarters of Americans support restoring U.S. disease prevention aid to address the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
- Support for restoring aid is widespread, with 52 percent of those who identify as supporters of President Donald Trump also backing the measure.
- The survey, conducted by Echelon Insights, found 90 percent of respondents supported funding overseas disease prevention programs and 72 percent favored restoring global health funding worldwide.
- These findings come despite the Trump administration's significant cuts to foreign aid last year, which included the closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
- Experts suggest that the abrupt cuts to US and Western foreign support have exacerbated the Ebola outbreak, which has surpassed 500 deaths and threatens other countries.
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