The United States has doubled down on its plans to reduce foreign-aid funding. The slash to health aid cuts will disrupt the provision of essential services across Africa from antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for HIV to monitoring infectious diseases and care services for infants and their mothers.
A think-tank, the Centre for Global Development (CGD), found that US health aid accounted for more than 10 percent of total government spending in 30 African nations. In eight of these countries, it is equivalent to more than 50 percent.
