KAMPALA, Uganda — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa . No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. But the Trump administration’s decision to terminate 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts has local health officials warning of catastrophe in some of the world’s poorest communities.

The Trump administration’s decision to cut nearly 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts is expected to severely impact malaria control efforts in several African countries.

Women wait to have the malaria vaccine administered to their children Dec. 9 at the comprehensive Health Centre in Agudama-Epie, in Yenagoa, Nigeria.