The US government has announced the suspension of the supply of drugs worth about $ 50 million a year in Zambia, due to the theft and recovery of these drugs, Washington’s ambassador in Luzaka said Thursday. Medicines donated by the US are embezzled and ending up sold in pharmacies across the country in Meridian Africa, without the authorities doing what they would have to deal with, ambassador Michael Gonzalez complained. The US government “can no longer justify the US taxpayer the continuation of such high levels of aid at the same time that the Zambia government refuses to take the necessary steps to guarantee this assistance,” he said. The decision – expected to be implemented in January 2026 – is independent of the drastic cuts of international aid implemented by the Donald Trump government this year, US ambassador Gonzalez underlined. The Zambia government “recorded the concerns expressed by the ambassador” […]
Source: News Beast
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