American manufacturer of food for malnourished babies lays off staff amid USAID funding upheaval
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Edesia Nutrition cuts 10% of workforce due to lack of USAID funding
Edesia Nutrition, a North Kingstown-based nonprofit, has laid off 10% of its workforce due to a lack of government funding.
‘We couldn’t wait any longer’: Edesia Nutrition lays off 10 percent of staff amid federal funding delays
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"All of it translates very directly to lives lost" RI's Edesia waits for federal aid
At Edesia Nutrition in Quonset, founder and CEO Navyn Salem is eagerly awaiting payment from the federal government." ...
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Famine-fighting RI org was supposed to be spared DOGE cuts. It still hasn't been paid.
Edesia Nutrition manufactures Plumpy'Nut, a ready-to-use therapeutic food used to treat starvation in children. Despite heavy cuts to USAID, Edesia was told their funding would stay in place.