A new report from Accra Reset highlights mounting pressure on healthcare systems in Africa and the Global South following the U.S. withdrawal from major aid programs, including cuts to USAID funding. The Trump administration’s policy shifts, combined with the ongoing pandemic and escalating global living costs, have intensified calls for greater local control over health development in these regions. Experts warn the reductions in international support have exposed critical vulnerabilities in healthcare infrastructure, underscoring the urgent need for structural reforms. The analysis suggests countries must prioritize self-reliance to mitigate the growing strain on their health systems.
Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacleThe United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns.The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region. Continue reading...
