Govt: Aid cuts won’thalt health services
EannasonewDespite assurances, stakeholders warn that the suspension of USAID-funded programmes could lead to a rise in new HIV infections, teenage pregnancies
Dar es Salaam. The government has assured the public that essential health services, including reproductive health care, will continue despite the suspension of aid by the US government. Chief Medical Officer, Dr Grace Magembe, said on Wednesday that the matter was being handled by a task force under the Prime Minister’s Office. The task force assesses the situation and will release a report in due course.
“No service has been halted; they are continuing in an integrated manner. ARV drugs and other essential medicines are still available,” she said. However, Dr Magembe acknowledged that some civil society organisations, which previously provided reproductive health education, have been affected.
