US EditionUS cuts aid to Zambia over 'systematic' medicine theft
- The US has decided to cut $50 million in aid to Zambia's health sector due to 'systematic theft' of donated medications and supplies.
- US officials reported a 'country-wide theft' of medical products meant for public distribution that were sold by private pharmacies.
- US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales stated that no action was taken by the Zambian government after repeated warnings.
- The aid cuts will take effect in January next year to allow the Zambian government time to make alternative arrangements.
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U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales announced Thursday a $50 million cut in aid received by the African country for "systematic" drug theft.Read more]]>
US to cut health aid to Zambia over ‘systemic theft’
LUSAKA (Reuters) -The United States said it would cut $50 million in annual aid to Zambia’s health sector because the government had failed to stop “systemic theft” of donated medicines and medical supplies. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is finalising a broader review of its foreign aid, but the cut for Zambia is “wholly separate from that process,” U.S. ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales said in a statement. “I am disappointed…
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The CitizenUS to cut health aid to Zambia over 'systemic theft'
LUSAKA - The United States said it would cut $50 million in annual aid to Zambia's health sector because the government had failed to stop \"systemic theft\" of donated medicines and medical supplies. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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