Geopolitics, Aid Retraction, and the Fallout on Global Health: Lessons from the USAID Closure and Tariff Regime under the President Donald John Trump Administration

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2025-06-09

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Aryal, A. (2025). Geopolitics, Aid Retraction, and the Fallout on Global Health: Lessons from the USAID Closure and Tariff Regime under the President Donald John Trump Administration. Nepal Journal of Public Health, 2(1), III-IV. https://doi.org/10.70280/njph(2025)v2i1.35

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Nepal Journal of Public Health

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