The article published by The Lancet and authored by members of CUGH explores the effects of aid sanctions on maternal and child mortality rates between 1990 and 2019. These findings are particularly relevant given the significant shift in US foreign aid policy in 2025, which has led to the imposition of aid prohibitions that could have effects similar to those of aid sanctions.
Authors include: Ruth M Gibson, Paul H Wise, Joseph L Dieleman, Yoto V Yotov, Aleksandra Kirilakha, Gary L Darmstadt, Eran Bendavid, Constantinos Syropoulos, Michele Barry, Sebastien Bradley.