A reproductive health NGO country director said of stockouts in Kenya after U.S aid cuts: “A particular challenge has been keeping family planning supply chains running so stocks of contraceptives are available. Current supplies will last less than five months – well below the required 16-month minimum.”
Date: 11/25
Region: Africa
Country: Kenya
Topic: Health, Gender Equality & Inclusion
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Operational Impact
Additional Context: This quote is attributed to Dr. Walter Obita, country director of MSI Kenya, an international NGO working on reproductive health care across 36 countries.
Kenya was one of the countries to receive some of the $10 million worth of USAID-procured contraceptives that as of March 2026, were stranded in a Belgian warehouse following the dissolution of USAID. They are set to be destroyed rather than distributed.
Devex Researcher Note: According to the executive director for the Reproductive Health Network in Kenya, U.S. funding disruptions have led to a 46% funding gap in the country's family planning program. USAID is estimated to have sustained 22% of global spending on contraceptives in Kenya between 2020 and 2024, with the United Nations Population Fund, or UNFPA, to which the U.S. was the leading donor, delivering another 78%. To counteract dwindled contraceptive stocks, the Kenyan government has been pushing towards domestic ownership of contraceptive management, towards the goal of full domestic financing in family planning.
Source: MSI