USAID's closure to affect fight against AIDS in DRC - Prime Minister

Geneva, Feb. 28 -- The closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will negatively affect the fight against AIDS in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), DRC Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka told Sputnik.

"Of course, we still receive significant humanitarian aid through a number of UN organizations, such as the UNHCR, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, or, in particular, UNICEF, which operate in the country. The World Health Organization, for example, plays a special role in preventing a number of epidemics. The fact that USAID's aid has been terminated directly affects a number of organizations that are involved in the prevention and treatment of AIDS. Thus, there is a risk not only for the DRC, but for a...