USAID funding Stories

11 Kenyan health institutions receive Sh42 billion from US Embassy amid USAID shutdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 04, 2025

The funding comes at a crucial time when many of these organisations faced the threat of halting services due to a prolonged freeze in US support.

Medics struggle to revive Sudan's hungry with trickle of aid supplies
Reuters  |  Mar 19, 2025

About half of Sudan's population of 50 million now suffer some degree of acute hunger, and famine has taken hold in at least five areas, including sev...

Health Ministry seeks Sh140 million to digitise HIV care, Sh5 billion to counter USAID cuts
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

The ministry argues that the move aims to integrate HIV-related health records into Kenya’s digital health superhighway, ensuring data accessibility a...

US aid freeze puts Kenya at risk of 60,000 new HIV infections by 2030
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 18, 2025

Beyond disease programmes, the USAID funding freeze has disrupted healthcare staffing, leading to the loss of 11,058 frontline workers.

TB, malaria, newborn health services must restart, says USAID memo
Reuters  |  Feb 09, 2025

President Trump moved to freeze international aid while undertaking a 90-day review hours after taking office last month.

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