Ethopia: Ministry halts US funded health staff payments; Civil Society Authority bars asset transfers by USAID recipients

Addis Abeba– The Ministry of Health (MoH) has instructed health bureaus to halt all activities and payments related to employees hired under U.S. government budget support, citing the termination of funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

In a notice dated 31 January 2025, MoH stated that it had received a directive that “any work or payment”…