Tanzania, May 30 -- Dar es Salaam. HIV/Aids services are among areas that will be adversely affected by the global health financier, Global Fund (GF)'s decision to significantly cut support to Tanzania's 2020/21 Health budget, according to an analysis by the health advocacy NGO 'Sikika.'
Sikika's analysis shows that the Global Fund's contribution to the Health ministry's development has declined by 79.5 percent, dropping from Sh224 billion in the 2019/20 fiscal year to Sh46 billion allocated in the 2020/21 financial year.
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