UK aid cuts will result in destruction of millions of drugs

UK aid cuts will result in destruction of millions of drugs

Almost 200 million doses of medicine for the treatment of neglected diseases in Africa are at risk of expiring because of foreign aid budget cuts. Many of the drugs that will be destroyed would have been used to help children fight conditions such as intestinal worms which stunt their development and disrupt their education. Read the full story here.

Published on 14 June 2021 in The Telegraph.

Children are given Albendazole, a deworming drug, at a school in Tanzania..

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