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US Cuts $50 Million Health Aid to Zambia Over Medicine Theft Amid Trump’s Aid Policy and African Development Fund Reduction

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Updated May 10, 2025, 12:52 PM

The United States has announced a $50 million annual cut in health aid to Zambia due to the government's failure to address the systematic theft of donated medicines and medical supplies. The U.S. ambassador highlighted that the aid reduction is a response to the past years' theft and the Zambian government's inadequate measures to stop it. Zambia has stated that it has taken actions to halt the theft of medical donations following the U.S. decision. This move is part of broader U.S. foreign aid policy changes under President Donald Trump, who is also reducing the U.S. contribution to the African Development Fund, a branch of the African Development Bank, where the U.S. is the second-largest shareholder. Additionally, the reduction in U.S. aid is impacting other African countries, with Zimbabwe experiencing a rise in malaria deaths and Kenya facing shortages in lifesaving vaccines for newborns due to funding cuts.

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Zambia says it has acted to halt the "systematic theft" of medical donations, after the US announced it was pulling the plug on $50m of health sector funding to the country. https://t.co/81jE85fJPR https://t.co/yv0wyzHc7o

The EastAfrican

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Zimbabwe is seeing a sharp rise in malaria deaths as the US, its top health donor, cuts support under President Trump’s foreign aid policies. https://t.co/GDl8jGV7KC

Daily Nation

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Kenya won’t pay Sh1.6bn as thousands of newborns miss lifesaving vaccines https://t.co/VjwRavT6Gv

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