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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has said Zimbabwe will need to rely on taxes to fill the gap left by cuts in U.S. foreign aid.<\/p>\n

After his inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders, including withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization and freezing all foreign aid for 90 days to assess whether programs align with his \u201cAmerica First\u201d agenda.<\/p>\n

As reported by newZWire, by the end of 2023, the U.S. had over $300 million in active programs in Zimbabwe, according to the USAID foreign aid portal. These funds are channeled through NGOs, not the national budget.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe receives over $200 million annually from the U.S. President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which supports health workers\u2019 wages and HIV prevention programs.<\/p>\n

Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos recently, Ncube said Zimbabwe will now rely on taxes to fund its healthcare needs. He said:
\nWe are talking about $200 million or so (on PEPFAR) that is at stake. Our response really should be domestic resource mobilisation, which is what we have been doing.<\/p>\n

When Ncube referred to \u201cdomestic resource mobilisation,\u201d he was talking about a range of new taxes he has introduced. These include a tax on sugar content in drinks and a 1% tax on fast food.<\/p>\n

In addition to these, Zimbabweans already pay an AIDS levy and \u201csin taxes\u201d on beer, both of which are aimed at supporting healthcare. Said Ncube:<\/p>\n

All these taxes form the base that we can use to build resource mobilisation to support our health needs. It has to be really through this kind of thinking that we raise resources to support health domestically as foreign funding is under threat.<\/p>\n

WHO estimates that more than half of Zimbabwe\u2019s health spending is funded by external donors. This year, the country expects to receive $461 million for health programs, up from $353 million in 2024.<\/p>\n

However, the government has struggled to adequately fund public healthcare. In 2025, Zimbabwe plans to allocate just 2.1% of its GDP to health, down from 4% in 2024.<\/p>\n

What little funding is allocated to health is often disbursed late. According to Treasury\u2019s 2024 mid-year report, only 27% of the health ministry\u2019s budget had been used by June.<\/p>\n

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