{"id":249299,"date":"2023-02-06T21:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/statement-of-concern-regarding-reported-misuse-of-united-states-us-government-funding?lang=en"},"modified":"2023-02-06T21:23:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:23:17","slug":"statement-of-concern-regarding-reported-misuse-of-united-states-u-s-government-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/statement-of-concern-regarding-reported-misuse-of-united-states-u-s-government-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of Concern Regarding Reported Misuse of United States (U.S.) Government Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The <\/span>United States Mission to Liberia expresses serious concerns about the report in the February 2, 2023 edition of Frontpage Africa Newspaper regarding the\u202fmisuse of funds provided by the United States Government to support health care for the people of Margibi County. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

We have a special responsibility to ensure that money provided by United States taxpayers for the benefit of the people of Liberia, including\u202fthe people of Margibi, is used for its intended purpose.\u202f\u202fWe commend the investigative journalism that brought this story to light and appreciate the swift action by the Ministry of Health to make immediate changes while investigating the matter.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n

The USAID Mission to Liberia will decide whether to retain Margibi as part of USAID’s government-to-government agreement\u202fpending a transparent investigation\u202fand associated actions to\u202fhold accountable anyone involved in the misuse of any U.S. government funds.\u202f <\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy in Liberia.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source: Africa Newsroom – APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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