The United States (U.S.) announced it would cut $50 million in annual health funding to Zambia over the "systematic" theft of medicine and other supplies meant to be handed out for free to the most vulnerable but which had been found to be on sale in pharmacies. The U.S. said the government had failed to stop “systemic theft” of donated medicines and medical supplies. U.S. ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales said in a statement. Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is joined by Head of Department, International Relations and Diplomacy from Africa University Dr Alexander Rusero.