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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A report by Human Rights Watch highlights major donor nations cutting financial support for global health programs, particularly those fighting HIV\/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to know why these reductions in funding risk reversing years of progress and could lead to increased preventable deaths in vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2026\/01\/22\/donor-nation-cuts-to-global-health-financing-affect-millions?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “marginalized group” <\/strong>mean? “Human Rights Watch found that global health funding cuts in 2025 have already had a dire impact, especially for marginalized groups<\/strong> that face systemic discrimination and barriers to health care, including men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, and people who use drugs.<\/em>” <\/em>Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does “systemic discrimination”<\/strong> mean? “Human Rights Watch found that global health funding cuts in 2025 have already had a dire impact, especially for marginalized groups that face systemic discrimination<\/strong> and barriers to health care, including men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, and people who use drugs.” <\/em>Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does “outreach worker”<\/strong> mean? “Human Rights Watch interviewed 47 nongovernmental organization workers, health care outreach workers<\/strong>, and aid recipients affected by recent cuts to global health financing in Indonesia, Laos, and Nepal, focusing specifically on HIV\/AIDS prevention and care.” <\/em>Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. How do you think cutting global health funding could affect developing countries the most?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Should wealthy nations prioritize global health aid even if they face economic challenges at home? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What diseases or health programs do you think would be impacted first by funding reductions?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How might global health funding cuts affect the world beyond the countries receiving aid?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What solutions could governments or organizations explore to prevent millions of lives from being at risk?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate A report by Human Rights Watch highlights major donor nations cutting financial support for global health programs, particularly those fighting HIV\/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Read the article to know why these reductions in funding risk reversing years of progress and could lead to increased preventable deaths in vulnerable populations. https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2026\/01\/22\/donor-nation-cuts-to-global-health-financing-affect-millions? 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