Due at least in part to U.S. aid cuts, the availability of maternal health medicines have been drastically reduced in Isiolo County. Some essential products recorded stockouts lasting between 148 and 240 days in the public sector, which relies heavily on external funding, compared with just eight to 52 days in private facilities.

Date: 3/26

Region: Africa

Country: Kenya

Topic: Gender Equality & Inclusion, 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.

According to Health Action International's survey, as of the end of 2025, Magnesium sulphate — which is used to manage preeclampsia — fell from 35.7% availability in 2022 to 15.4%. Oxytocin, critical for preventing postpartum hemorrhage, was available in only 38.5% of public facilities in 2025.

Source: Devex