The US will almost halve health care funding in 15 African countries by 2030

Brief retelling from RIA II

By 2030, the United States will almost halve annual funding for health programs in 15 African countries, from $2.63 billion to $1.25 billion.

The United States will continue to fund areas related to the development of national health care systems, including epidemiological surveillance, digitalization, technical assistance and their modernization, but will reduce spending on remuneration of health workers and the purchase of medical supplies.

As American aid declines, African countries' own health care costs are expected to rise substantially.

WASHINGTON, September 4 – RIA Novosti. By 2030, the United States will almost halve annual funding for health care programs in 15 African countries, follows from bilateral agreements with these countries, which RIA Novosti studied.

Thus, the total volume of American funding for these countries will decrease from $2.63 billion this year to $1.25 billion in 2030, or by almost 48%. First of all, Washington plans to reduce costs for the salaries of health workers, the purchase of medicines, medical and laboratory materials, gradually transferring these costs to the African countries themselves.

At the same time, the United States will continue to fund areas related to the development of national healthcare systems, including epidemiological surveillance, digitalization, technical assistance and their modernization.

Thus, in Kenya, American funding for such programs should increase from approximately $103 million this year to $113 million in 2030. At the same time, US spending on medical supplies will be reduced from approximately $95 million to $15 million, and funding for health care workers will virtually cease by the end of the agreement.

As American aid declines, African countries' own health care costs should, on the contrary, increase significantly. Nigeria, for example, plans to increase annual co-financing from $345 million this year to $845 million in 2030, Cameroon from $30 million to $150 million, and Uganda from zero to $217 million.