Lesotho: U.S. and Lesotho Strike 5-Year Health Funding Pact

Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation’s health system

• A new five-year health funding pact to stabilise HIV and TB care has been struck between the US and Lesotho after President Donald Trump made crippling aid cuts earlier this year.
• More than 1,500 health workers were affected and 60% of Lesotho’s HIV counsellors lost their jobs when USAID and PEPFAR funding was abruptly halted.
• The US Embassy says the new agreement guarantees joint funding for frontline workers and…