Zimbabwe yosarirwa nema ARV e 3 months mushure mekunge Trump azvivharisa kune vanonwa mapiritsi a
Foreign Affairs Minister Prof Amon Murwira said Zimbabwe should not rely on foreign aid.
“Every country has the sovereign right to decide how it allocates aid, and Zimbabwe must respect those decisions. Just as Zimbabwe can choose to support another country and later withdraw that aid, so, too, can others. We cannot complain when they exercise that right.”
He stressed the need for domestic funding:
“That is why we must focus on our own budgeting and domestic resource mobilisation. As the Minister of Health has said, we do have ARVs available in the country.”
With US aid cuts, Zimbabwe now relies more on local funding sources like:
Over 1.2 million Zimbabweans depend on ARVs. The US had given Zimbabwe over $1.7 billion since 2006 through PEPFAR, but funding dropped by 30% under Trump.
Despite the cuts, the government says no patient will go without treatment.Zimbabwe has secured an extra three-month supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, ensuring current stocks last until September. This comes after the US slashed US$200 million in funding for HIV/AIDS programmes, sparking fears of shortages.
According to the Sunday Mail, Health Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora confirmed the new consignment, bought with domestic funds, will cover patients until the end of
