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US Aid cuts hit schools and clinics in Africa

Favour Ubanyi | Sella Oneko | Dianne Hawker
June 3, 2025

We asked our correspondents in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria about the im-pact of aid cuts. In Kenya, patients struggle to access vital medication. In South Africa, people with HIV face shortages of antiretroviral drugs. In Nigeria, over 95% of healthcare workers are out of work, and school programs have been halted. Can these countries build local, independent support systems?

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Dianne Hawker DW Southern Africa correspondent