Donor cuts threaten healthcare in Kenya as experts call for local solutions

Kenya Editors Guild organised a one-day session between health experts and journalists to discuss health funding reporting amid cuts by major donors, which is threatening vital health services across Africa, from maternal, child health to TB, Malaria, and Vaccination Programs. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

Kenya’s healthcare system is under pressure following significant cuts in official development assistance (ODA), especially from long-time partners such as the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

At a forum hosted by the Kenya Editors’ Guild (KEG) in Nairobi on Thursday, experts warned that reduced donor support could reverse decades of progress in treating diseases like HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.