In this case I'd guess the DOGE cuts to foreign aid are a massive, massive contributor to the problem. A lot of third-world countries heavily relied on USAID et al to keep basic sanitation and healthcare going.
how about countries with these risks take action to reduce these risks. I'm sure there's a parable about teaching someone to fish rather than feeding them
They are. This is why the billionaire tech class is complacent in this disaster. Musk is already a mass murderer due his illegal sabotage of USAID (estimates of 600000 deaths already [1]) this new outbreak adds to his death toll.
[1] https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary...