A reproductive health NGO country director in Ethiopia said: “Health care providers (…) have been forced to scale back services for young people and remote communities. People are finding their local clinics are closed or operating at reduced hours.”
Date: 1/26
Region: Africa
Country: Ethiopia
Topic: Health, Gender Equality & Inclusion
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Field Observation
Additional Context: This quote is attributed to Dr. Abebe Shibru, Country Director of MSI Ethiopia, an international NGO working on reproductive healthcare across 36 countries.
Devex Researcher Note: A Physicians for Human Rights brief has noted that many healthcare services reaching internally displaced peoples, and those living in remote and conflict areas, had either been reduced or are overburdened due to U.S. funding cuts and the Trump administration’s expansion of the Global Gag Rule in January 2025. MSI is one of these providers, delivering sexual and reproductive healthcare across 9 of Ethiopia’s 12 states, including to internally displaced persons settlements. U.S. funding, directly through USAID and indirectly through the United Nations Population Fund, contributed towards strengthening the healthcare response in the country, particularly by promoting outreach in remote and active conflict areas.
Source: MSI