“Kibera is one of the largest informal settlements, or slums, in Africa.
Jeffrey oversees a nonprofit that gets HIV and TB treatment to thousands of people. Like a lot of overseas health operations, he gets a little help from USAID – or he used to. A few weeks back, his grant manager said that funding is off.
Did it surprise you when you got that notification? Yes, it did. We knew that of course there would be changes, but not cutting HIV/AIDS drugs. I mean, yeah, that was quite surprising, really.
Jeffrey’s lucky. His organization is not entirely dependent on the US. He kept his doors open, but others could not. Which means Jeffrey’s clinics are getting crowded and patients want as much medication as they can get.”
Listen to Jeffrey’s reflections on the Podcast at 4:20 – 5:50.
