Members of the pharmacology department take inventory of the last boxes of drugs delivered by the now-dismantled United States Agency for International Development (USAID) amid medical supply shortages in a pharmacy storeroom at Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Lodwar on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) The recent closure of USAID marks a pivotal moment in global development. For over six decades, USAID was a major funder of health, agriculture, education, and nutrition programmes across developing countries. Its sudden exit leaves many nations facing a difficult question: can systems built on foreign aid survive without it? This question is urgent in the fight…