03/04/2026
US upends global supply programme for malaria and HIV amid warnings of gaps
The US is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, according to seven sources and an internal e-mail, risking a second dislocation of life-saving services in just over a year. The US has until now managed its medical donations through the Global Health Supply Chain Program ? Procurement and Supply Management ? run by the private contractor Chemonics. From its establishment in 2016 to 2024, it delivered a total of more than $5bn (R84.86bn) of HIV and malaria products to 90 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. That programme was halted when President Donald Trump froze international aid on the first day of his...
