Sida chief on Zambian health aid scandal: ‘We needed to send a clear signal’

News July 07, 2015

Back in 2009, SEK 7 million in Swedish aid were stolen by Health Ministry officials in Lusaka. Since then, Sweden has held back aid to Zambia worth 100 times more than that. Did the punishment fit the crime?

Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Sida's Director GeneraL
Photo: Kerstin Becker / Sida

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