Zimbabwe: Withdrawal of Donor Funding a Threat to Zimbabwe’s HIV Financing – Health Ministry Now Seeks Supplementary Budget

Permanant Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dr Aspect Maunganidze says the United States’ withdrawal of funding for Zimbabwe’s healthcare sector, coupled with general donor fatigue, has disrupted the country’s HIV financing and programming.

The Trump administration withdrew funding by at least 85% worldwide earlier this year, severely affecting several poor countries, including Zimbabwe.

Giving oral evidence to the Joint Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care and the…