Kampala, Uganda – The head of the Public Health Agency on the continent said on Thursday, before a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options.
Jean Cassia, the general manager of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or Africa, told reporters that Friday’s meeting with African health ministers “will discuss recent developments in global health financing” and where more sustainable financing may come.
Cassia talked about a “new era” in health financing yet American aid discounts That left the health systems in Africa in a state of chaos. Aid discounts, which affect governments and their partners in the non -governmental sector, have closed or disrupted projects that ranged from them malaria to AIDS.
A lot of funding to Africa CDC Regional governments have lost the Trump administration decision End most of the foreign aid contracts and reduce $ 60 billion In American assistance in general abroad. There are many programs affected in fragile countries that rely heavily on American aid to support health systems, nutrition programs and hunger starvation.
Cassia cited the immediate impact on the Congo, the center of the earthquake MPOX The outbreaks of the outbreaks in Africa, and where the discounts of aid and insecurity in the east of the country contributed to the challenges in Test of the disease As well as securing adequate vaccine doses.
Cassia said that aid discounts hindered the collection and transfer of samples in the Congo.
“We know that cutting this aid is a difficult moment for our countries, and it came overnight,” he said. “Some of them were not ready to reduce this main aid.”
American aid discounts that affect the response to MPOX outbreak, Ebola He warned that other diseases are the latest in the direction of low cash support by international partners over the years.
He said, “We are not only talking about the United States.” We say that almost all Western countries reduce their support. This is a critical issue for our health security. “
Cassia said that CDC in Africa and the World Bank are discussing potential “transitional” funding in the wake of American aid discounts.