With USAID Gone, What’s Next for Africa’s Healthcare and Healthtech Industry?

U.S. Aid Freeze Unleashes Devastating Health Crisis in Ethiopia: New PHR Research

An abrupt freeze on United States foreign aid is catalyzing a preventable health catastrophe in Ethiopia, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today in a new research brief. PHR calls on the Trump administration to reverse global health aid cuts and on other governments to help provide sustainable funding to address the health crisis in Ethiopia.    The PHR brief, “Shuttered Clinics, Preventable Deaths: The Impact of U.S. Global Health Funding…

With USAID gone, what’s next for Africa’s healthcare and healthtech industry?

Africa’s healthcare ecosystem is at an inflection point. Over the past decade, healthtech has risen from a nascent concept to a lifeline for millions, powering telemedicine in villages, digitising supply chains for lifesaving drugs, and enabling data-driven public health strategies. But today, the abrupt suspension of USAID-funded programs such as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programs threatens to destabilise this frag…