On January 20, President Donald Trump approved a 90 -day stop on foreign help. This decision affected all the financial assistance distributed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This decision has been deeply affected and has created a widespread alarm worldwide, not more than Africa.
In 223, USIDs distributed $ 1.5 billion to the sub-Saharan Africa countries to improve health care, support food and promote security. Seriously, the USAID distributes funds for an emergency plan for the President of the US President AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a Global Fund to fight AIDS.
The 90 -day freezing has caused a lot of trouble in Africa, as millions of people supported by the US government now face the annoying and uncertain future.
On February, February, South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoledei outlines the widespread effect of paper on the country’s HIV response in the widespread information to Parliament. He revealed that PEPFAR contributed 17 per cent of the total funding, which is behind 7.5 billion rand (7 407m), and supports various events of 8.8 million South Africa, the world’s highest person with HIV/AIDS. He also pointed out that more than 5,000 health workers, including the hostess, the pharmacist and the director, have been compensated.
The HIV/AIDS response to the South Africa, subject to the wail, aggressive and innocent political agenda of the Trump administration, is definitely a state in an uncertain state. However, the truth is that this “USAID crisis is probably the first African country to accept its social -economic issues, rather than being hostile to that foreign country first.
As the most advanced, diverse and productive economy of Africa, South Africa should not rely on PEPFAR, especially the USAID funds have become the basic factor of its health budget.
This dependence on the USAID fund is a sign of a more serious problem in the health service system and the entire government: widespread, high-level misconduct and corruption. Every year, South Africa lost the funds needed to meet the important services distribution requirements related to billions of rand, HIV/AIDS healthcare due to the total malmadministation and corruption.
Public facilities and corruption practices in conjunction with the Tembisa Provincial Hospital (TPTH), Gotang Health Department are a major example of extension. In August 224, a report by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the South African government (SIU), responsible for investigating the abuse of government -owned enterprises (SOES), said that this corruption network has caused more financial loss to the Billion Rand.
For many years, the hospital has struggled to fulfill its service delivery responsibilities.
TPTH has a representative of the maximum cost, wasted cost and fraud, unfortunately, widespread trends.
Last year, South African After General (AGSA) found that only one of the nine provincial officials of the Gautang provincial government-South Africa spent 8.879 anki in irregular expenditure in the financial year. In addition, the irregular expenditure in 224 went to 38 government departments in the government departments.
When referred to, such high statistics show that annual assistance to South Africa of the United States is $ 7.5 billion minor, which is smaller than billions of people lost as a result of fraud, misconduct and corruption.
By increasing the culture of clean and responsible stewardship, South Africa can completely reduce or completely eliminate the health of the United States of Africa and beyond the US help. A similar situation in Kenya is also in existence, where the United States has promised to provide $ 17 million in the year 224.
Suspension from Washington, in one instance, has endangered the health of HIV-positive orphans living in Nyambani Children’s Home in Nairobi. During the period of 19999999 and to 2 Between, USAID and Pepper contributed more than $ 1 million in orphanage, which could support approximately Rs.
Thousands of insecure children may be seriously ill or die without the necessary funds in place. Many young people can be deprived of important HIV/AIDS counseling services.
Like Kenya, South Africa, there is an opportunity to remove themselves from the grip of the US aid industry and support orphanages like the home of neonatal children. However, this can only occur only if the Kenya government accepted a strong position against corruption, re -evaluated government expenditure, and focus on increasing effective stewardship.
According to the Commission’s findings, the cost of corruption and corruption is approximately 608 billion Kenya Shilling ($ 4.7 billion), which is 7.8 percent of its total domestic product (GDP).
It is the responsibility of the most disadvantaged citizens of Nairobi to take care of it. The children of the nymbani children do not have to rely on Washington for HIV/AIDS services. The main reason for this orphanage in such a challenging situation is to ignore Kenya’s self -service politicians about their health and the overall well -being of the country.
About 57.5 percent of the population of Kenya is considered to be multi -dimensional poor, which experience the deprived of multiple aspects of life, including health, education and living, as measured by the World Multi -Strength Index (MPI). However, Kenya’s president William Rooto appointed the most inflated administration in the recent history of the East African country on March 16, 2023.
Ruto was the second largest person in the corrupt person in the 224 of the senior politician, organized crime and corruption reporting project (OCCRP). PrizeAfter the former Syria’s former Bashar Al-Asad. This award is honored by leaders who are actively promoting the award, shamefully, worldly organized crime and corruption.
Meanwhile, in West Africa, Nigeria presents another attractive case than Kenya.
On February 14, Nigeria agreed to allocate $ 200 million funds to reduce the expected deficit in 2025, which led to a reduction in US health assistance. In 223, the United States has paid more than M600m for health to Nigeria, mainly more than 21 per cent of the country’s annual health budget for the distribution of malaria prevention, HIV eradication and vaccine.
However, many socio-economic challenges in Nigeria have been widely imposed. Instead of relying on the help of the United States, efforts must be made for more self -reliance. There is immense financial capacity in the country – the capabilities that cannot be fulfilled by other things, important corruption and waste. Nigeria loses approximately $ 18 billion per year for financial abuse and contaminated purchase process. Corruption, according to a Study 2 in 2016, compiled by the Pricewatter House Cooper (PWC) by Nigeria, can reach 37 percent of the GDP per cent in the country by 130.
The report identified the three main tawas of corruption, especially the reduction in the effectiveness of the stewardship, which is mainly credited to the low tax base and ineffective distribution of government resources.
Nigeria – who experienced a wave #Endbadgovenance Protests in 224 – Resources and capabilities are definitely for permanent relief from the help of the United States. To achieve this, the country should give priority to the implementation of a strong, progressive and principle administration.
From Zimbabwe to Uganda and Tanzania, the so-called philanthropist in the west should be seen as an important factor in the northern success of Africa by gaining independence.
The painful and often abusive contradictions of Western countries should not be in general, helping the inefficient and confused African governments chaired by the source rich countries.
The African nations should immediately take full responsibility for the constant challenges of many of their underprivileged communities.
Every day the lives of the Africans should not depend on the American help and the waves of Western politicians. Africa can take care of his people and is needed.
The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and it is not necessary to reflect al -Jazir’s editorial role.
