Lesotho: USAID Freeze a Wakeup Call for Gvt to Take Responsibility for the Health of Citizens

THE recent suspension of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a critical cog in development aid efforts in poor countries, is a wakeup call for African governments – including Lesotho’s – to take responsibility for the health of their citizens, analysts say.

President Donald Trump, who took office last month, had ordered the suspension of all foreign aid programmes run by USAID pending a review to assess whether they serve America’s national interests.

The suspension has…