The US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy, is on the verge of announcing a plan to cut 10,000 employees from the department. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal.
How will the large cuts affect the sector?
According to the newspaper, among the employees to be cut are those from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Details:
? FDA – 3,500 employees will be cut.
? CDC – 2,400 employees may be laid off.
Experts are expressing concerns that this could lead to a shortage of personnel in the healthcare sector.
Other sectors are also under cuts
According to reports, the cuts will not be limited to the healthcare sector. Discussions are also underway about potential cuts at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Comprehensive cuts are part of reforms in the US government apparatus aimed at reducing state expenditures. However, these measures may provoke criticism from some experts and the public.
