Fatma Tanis

Speed of Ebola outbreak challenges global health workers in wake of U.S. funding cuts

There have been more than 900 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola, resulting in more than 180 deaths. It's the first major outbreak the Trump Administration drastically cut health aid programs.

From supply chains to access, aid agencies face challenges in this Ebola outbreak

Fatma Tanis

Aid groups working to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are facing various challenges, including supply chain shortages, funding cuts, and access issues.

Report finds global aid system is failing to address today's humanitarian crises

Fatma Tanis, A Martínez

A new report finds that global humanitarian aid is failing, with cuts from major donors like the United States and increased attacks on health workers further eroding the system.

U.S. pledges additional $1.8B in funding for U.N. humanitarian aid efforts

Fatma Tanis

The Trump administration announced $1.8 billion in funding for the U.N.'s global humanitarian relief efforts.

Research shows that an anti-poverty program can even work in incredibly difficult circumstances, like in the Somali city of Baidoa, where half of the city's 1.2 million population are internally displaced people.

Anti-poverty program is effective even in one of the world's toughest settings

Fatma Tanis

Researchers looked at whether a tried-and-true poverty alleviation effort that gives cash and coaching to households, and is typically implemented in rural areas, could work in an urban setting.

A man closes the door of a shop in Cairo, Egypt, to comply with the government's order for businesses to shut down nightly at 9 p.m.

From night life in Egypt to rice farming in Vietnam, the war in Iran is a drain

Fatma Tanis

Fuel costs more. Food is harder to get. Jobs are evaporating. And in Cairo, cafes and restaurants are ordered to close at 9 p.m.

What's at stake in Somalia

Fatma Tanis

Somalia's population is experiencing severe food insecurity after three years of drought. Now, the war in the Middle East means the import-dependent nation has even less access to food.

A protester carries a sign that equates foreign aid with soft power during a rally near the U.S. Capitol to protest the dismantling of USAID, the international agency charged with dispensing humanitarian aid around the world on behalf of the United States.

In the Trump era, everybody's talking about 'soft power.' But ... what is it exactly?

Fatma Tanis

The U.S. government long saw giving international aid as a way to build goodwill throughout the world. Did it work? And what does the reducing of foreign aid mean for that effort now?

Commercial vessels offshore in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 11. Attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on March 11 as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbors, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Medical supplies are stuck in Dubai, as clinics around the world face shortages

Fatma Tanis

The war in Iran has slowed down international shipping, much of which contains medical and humanitarian goods destined for Asia and Africa.

Covering global health as billions of dollars of aid are cut from programs

Linah Mohammad, Rob Schmitz, Fatma Tanis

NPR Global Health and Development Correspondent Fatma Tanis talks about digging into the impact of billions of dollars of US aid being cut from programs around the world.