Zambia: United States to Cut $50 Million in Medications and Medical Supplies Support

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales
Press Conference at U.S. Embassy
United States to Cut $50 Million in Medications & Medical Supplies Support
Following Inadequate Response to Systematic Theft

Good morning everyone and thank you for joining me here today.

It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the United States is cutting $50 million – that’s 1.4 billion kwacha – in annual aid provided to Zambia for medications and medical supplies.  For more than a year the…