Checking back in. Contractors have started some discussions on what specific activities can resume, but with all USAID staff put on admin leave & recalled it is very uncertain what is actually happening with PEPFAR. Right now the waivers make for some PR for Rubio, but aid is still functionally blocked.
Also… “Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.”
Checking back in. Contractors have started some discussions on what specific activities can resume, but with all USAID staff put on admin leave & recalled it is very uncertain what is actually happening with PEPFAR. Right now the waivers make for some PR for Rubio, but aid is still functionally blocked.
Also…
“Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.”