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One of the cheapest ways to save a life is going away

One of the cheapest ways to save a life is going away

The Indicator from Planet Money · NPR

June 25, 20259m 30s

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Show Notes

What's the price to save a human life? We examine the monumental legacy of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) with journalist Jon Cohen, who traveled to Eswatini and Lesotho to learn how cuts under the Trump Administration are hitting people at the clinic door.

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