Zimbabwe Pledges Millions for Contraceptives as Health Sector Faces Funding Gaps

By Kuda Pembere When donor funding for Zimbabwe’s contraceptive commodities fell sharply over the past two years, the country found itself at a crossroads. For decades, external partners had bankrolled most contraceptive procurement, insulating the national family planning programme from the fiscal shocks that frequently affect the health sector. That cushion is now gone. Against this backdrop, Zimbabwe launched the Contraceptive Cost Recovery Framework Policy in October, signalling an important shift from dependency to domestic responsibility. The policy sets out how the country will mobilise internal resources to meet an…

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