Additional Context: One health professional told Physicians for Human Rights that clinics have had to significantly cut back service hours, which impacts patient care: “Before the USAID cuts, our facility used to operate 24 hours a day. But now, because of staff reductions, we’ve had to scale back. We simply don’t have enough personnel to sustain round-the-clock services anymore, and that’s really affecting patient care—especially emergencies and SGBV cases that mostly come in at night.” — Health care worker, Nairobi County, Kenya

Between May and June 2025, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) conducted a rapid qualitative assessment to understand how the U.S. cuts to global health funding have affected the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of health care and services in Kenya. As part of this research, PHR engaged 30 respondents from 10 counties across Kenya through interviews, anonymous surveys, and WhatsApp communications to capture data to understand the impact of the global health funding cuts in Kenya. Respondents included clinicians, nurses, peer educators, survivor advocates, and community-based organizations/NGO staff.

This information was first published in a July 2025 research brief by Physicians for Human Rights entitled "The System is Folding in on Itself: The Impact of U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts in Kenya." Explore the full report here.

Source: Physicians for Human Rights