Many community health workers were never reinstated after initial program suspensions in January 2025, as organizations scaled back or shut down due to funding losses. While some PEPFAR support later resumed, program scope became much more limited.
Date: 4/26
Region: Africa
Country: Zimbabwe
Topic: Health
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: System Impact
Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report's original feature story, "Aid cuts and a failed deal: Zimbabwe’s frontline health care under strain." Reporter Linda Mujuru looked into how deep U.S. foreign assistance cuts and the collapse of a $367 million health deal have disrupted the system sustaining Zimbabwe’s community health workforce.
In Zimbabwe, funding continued only for essential services tied to antiretroviral, or ART, procurement, supported by a six-month, $65 million bridge fund from the U.S. government after initial program suspensions. That funding expired in March 2026, and with a broader health financing agreement failing to materialize, there is little indication it will be renewed. Programs supported by this funding have also now ended.
Source: Devex