US GOVERNMENT MUST RECONSIDER IT’S DECISION
Lusaka- May 08, 2025
The U.S. Embassy Zambia, United States Government should reconsider it’s decision to cut $50 million dollars in aid to the ministry of health.
As much as we agree that widespread theft of life saving medicines must be stopped immediately by the Government.
The implications of this decision in the short and medium term is actually more loss of lives adding to those already being lost during the thefts.
The Government of Zambia, GRZ currently has no resource envelope to robustly cover up this funding gap in both the short and medium term.
Yes as a Country, we are rich in mineral resources and can easily fund our health sector if our resources are properly managed.
Nonetheless, this is not the case at present, many lives will be affected directly and indirectly and this cannot wait until the next government in 2026.
I urge President Hakainde Hichilema to urgently constitute a high level health technical team to swiftly clean up the rot at ministry of health.
The technical team must also swiftly engage the United States Government to reconsider this deathly decision to help save Zambian lives.
Silavwe Jackson
President
GPZ.
Yes,Silavwe is right.The US should reconsider its decision to cut health funding,especially that Ambassador Gonzales has not indicated that HIV,TB and malaria treatments have been severely affected as a result of the systematic theft of drugs and other medical supplies.
It is now that the withdrawal of such a large amount of aid that the health of many Zambians will be at great risk
I like the way Mr Silavwe from UKA Alliance has come out as a patriotic Zambian to get into the mud on behalf of all Zambians INSTEAD of celebrating the negative outcome.
Yes we know it is a strong campaign ladder but sickness isn’t for UPND members and leaders. This is going to affect all! So Mr Silavwe is going the right way.