USAID has been present in Uganda for over sixty years. It has funded development in agriculture, education and research in HIV/AIDS among others. It has had a very significant impact of HIV/AID prevention and treatment efforts through PEPFAR
Suspended US contracts for the PMI have halted hundreds of millions of dollars annually to countries such as Nigeria and Uganda, threatening an increase of nearly 15 million additional cases.
The 2024 Global Report on Food Crises underscores a deepening food insecurity crisis impacting the IGAD region. Trends show that over one million people are sliding in acute food insecurity each year.
“And other governments are also cutting their contribution as they focus on other pressing challenges. So here is the danger if we don’t fill the gap that has been caused by the sudden removal of funding for our areas there could see an additional of 6.6 newly infected persons in the world,” she said.
Michael Wambi
