USAID’s Exit Puts African Women and Girls on Uncertain Path
As the morning mist dissipated, revealing soaked roads leading to Chitakatira Health Clinic, a determined woman trudged forward, braving each puddle. Her name is Getrude Mucheri, a 35-year-old mother from Zimbabwe, and her expedition was driven by a need as relentless as the rains. She needed to have her expired contraceptive implant removed to receive a new Depo-Provera shot. Yet, much to her dismay, the clinic's cupboards were bare. Supplies had vanished into thin air.
"Stress is my companion these days," she lamented,…