Africa: Healthcare in Africa On Brink of Crisis As U.S. Exits WHO and USAID Freezes Funds - Health Scholar Explains Why

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Africa: Healthcare in Africa On Brink of Crisis As U.S. Exits WHO and USAID Freezes Funds - Health Scholar Explains Why

Analysis - US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that the US will leave the World Health Organization. And a 90-day freeze has been placed on money distributed by the US Agency for International Development (USAid) pending a review by the US State Department. This includes funds for the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar). The …

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Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why

US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that the US will leave the World Health Organization. And a 90-day freeze has been placed on money distributed by the US Agency for International Development (USAid) pending a review by the US State Department. This includes funds for the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar). The decisions h…

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The Fallout of the USAID Funding Freeze: Implications for Global Health and Biopharmaceutical Innovation

The recent executive order issued by the Trump administration freezing all new and existing USAID funding has sent shockwaves through the global health and biopharmaceutical … The Fallout of the USAID Funding Freeze: Implications for Global Health and Biopharmaceutical Innovation Read More » The post The Fallout of the USAID Funding Freeze: Implications for Global Health and Biopharmaceutical Innovation first appeared on GeneOnline News. The pos…

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Africa’s top health official presses US to resume health aid

LONDON (Reuters): Africa’s leading public health official will write to the US Secretary of State on Thursday to highlight how the US aid freeze is threatening the lives of people across the continent and efforts to contain disease outbreaks that could ultimately impact Americans. Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will raise concerns with Marco Rubio about the impact on patients with diseases like …

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For decades, sub-Saharan Africa was the primary focus of American foreign aid. The continent received over US$ 8 billion a year, money that was used to feed hungry children, provide lifesaving medicines, and provide humanitarian assistance in times of war. Read more (02/10/2025)