His
remarks
follow
growing
concern
that
low-income
countries
could
face
shortages
of
HIV
medication,
triggered
by
an
executive
order
signed
in
January
by
former
U.S.
President
Donald
Trump.
The
order
has
raised
alarms
globally,
with
health
advocates
warning
that
it
could
disrupt
international
supply
chains
for
essential
medicines,
including
ARVs.
Speaking
to ZBC
News,
Mombeshora
said
Zimbabwe
had
acted
proactively
in
anticipation
of
such
disruptions
and
now
has
sufficient
ARV
stocks
in
place
to
meet
current
national
needs.
He
said:
As
I
have
said
previously,
we
began
the
year
with
sufficient
ARV
stocks
to
last
until
the
end
of
June.
Following
the
announcement
of
the
executive
order
by
the
United
States,
the
Government
acted
swiftly
by
placing
new
orders
through
two
suppliers
to
close
the
anticipated
gap.The
stocks
are
now
in
place
to
cover
us
up
to
the
end
of
the
year,
not
yet
completely
delivered.
We
started
receiving
the
medicines
about
three
or
four
weeks
ago
and
we
are
hoping
by
the
end
of
the
first
or
second
week
of
July,
all
deliveries
will
have
been
completed.We
can
assure
the
nation
that
we
have
enough
stocks
for
ARVs
up
to
the
end
of
the
year.
We
are
now
working
on
a
plan
because
we
start
procuring
before
they
run
out
so
that
we
also
cover
the
next
six
months
from
January
2026
to
June
2026.