GENEVA Essential health services in low- and middle-income countries are being severely disrupted as external health aid is projected to fall by 30% to 40% in 2025 compared with 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. In its new guidance to help governments respond to the crisis, the WHO said sharp, sudden funding cuts are reducing access to maternal care, vaccinations, disease surveillance and emergency preparedness by as much as 70% in some countries, according to survey