Africa: Who Will Watch the Clinics Now? Ritshidze Forced to Shrink After US Aid Cuts
Ritshidze, the world’s largest community-led monitoring system, is in jeopardy following the cuts to U.S development aid announced in January. Established in 2019, Ritshidze monitored service delivery and the availability of essential medicines at over 450 clinics in 25 health districts across eight provinces in the country every quarter. Its purpose is to document, report…