Darren FowerThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has said the Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP) which supported development and training for healthcare staff in 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, will close at the end of the month!
Previously, 𝗨𝗞 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 had 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 the health project in Africa, would play 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 in protecting Britain from future pandemic threats!?
The news comes after 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 announced last year that it would reduce overseas aid funding from 𝟬.𝟱% to 𝟬.𝟯% of GDP in order to boost military spending. That followed an earlier cut under #BorisJohnson’s premiership from 𝟬.𝟳%.