US aid withdrawal places African healthcare under growing strain, report says
A report by Accra Reset says US cuts to aid programmes, including USAID initiatives, have increased pressure on healthcare in Africa and the Global South. It also cites the Covid-19 pandemic and rising living costs, arguing that countries should take greater control of their health development.
Healthcare systems in Africa and the wider Global South are under growing strain following the United States’ withdrawal from key aid programmes, a report by Accra Reset warns. The report attributes the pressure partly to cuts by the Trump administration to programmes including those run by the US Agency for International Development, or USAID. It also identifies the Covid-19 pandemic and globally rising living costs as factors that have increased the urgency of reform.
Accra Reset argues that countries in the region and across the Global South should take greater control of their health development. The recommendation reflects the report’s view that dependence on external aid has left health systems exposed when major programmes are reduced or withdrawn. The supplied material does not identify the specific aid programmes affected, quantify the funding lost or detail the health services facing the greatest pressure.
It also provides no response from the US government or affected countries. The report’s central warning is that the combination of aid cuts, pandemic effects and cost-of-living pressures requires a rethink of how healthcare development is financed and managed.
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