Bill Gates speaks with Reuters during an interview in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2025.
Bill Gates, the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, on Friday said it's not too late to reinstate international aid funding that President Donald Trump cut off.
The Trump administration placed staff members at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, on administrative leave in February. The last day of the independent agency was June 30.
"The devastating effects of these cuts are entirely preventable—and it's not too late to reverse them," Gates wrote in an X post on Friday.
Gates referred to a post from Sam Stein, managing editor at political news site The Bulwark and an MSNBC contributor, containing comments from an unnamed aid worker in Africa.
The worker said shipments of HIV medication for children had not arrived in months, and existing supplies will expire within weeks. The worker also described shortages of oxygen tubes for newborn babies and medication for sexually transmitted diseases.
Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that "moving forward, our assistance will be targeted and time limited." USAID was absorbed into the State Department.
The State Department is reviewing funding from the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, a spokesperson told NPR in June.
Gates' comments come a week after he said the aid rollbacks have already led to deaths.