Due at least in part to U.S. aid cuts, male condoms were available in just 38.5% of public health facilities in Isiolo County in 2025 — down from 85.7% in 2022. The availability of the oral contraceptive Levonorgestrel and IUDs are now also below recommended levels.
Date: 3/26
Region: Africa
Country: Kenya
Topic: Health
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: System Impact
Additional Context: Devex journalist Ayenat Mersie looked into the impacts of U.S. aid cuts in Kenya one year after the initial funding freezes and terminations. According to her reporting, the secondary effects emerging from the abrupt reduction in U.S. funding have added to ongoing debt pressures, exposing strain in Kenya’s pastoralist economies and public health system.
This information comes from a survey conducted by Health Action International. The recommended level of availability of male condoms as advanced by the World Health Organization is 80%. U.S. financing of the public health sector, including for non-lifesaving HIV/AIDS support and family planning, was significantly cut in Kenya.
Source: Devex