The executive director of a local Zimbabwean community health NGO said of the funding shortfalls due to U.S. aid cuts: “They have restricted refresher training and halted critical community work such as malaria prevention, as well as maternal and perinatal audits.”
Date: 4/26
Region: Africa
Country: Zimbabwe
Topic: Health
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Field Observation
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.
This quote is attributed to Itai Rusike, executive director of the Community Working Group on Health, a local NGO aimed at promoting a healthy community. He noted that funding cuts have already limited critical activities.
Source: Devex