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Sierra Leone and the United States Sign $129 Million Health Agreement
23 Dec 2025 09:13 GMT
Sierra Leone and the United States signed a major five-year health cooperation agreement on Monday, committing over $129 million in U.S. funding to tackle infectious diseases and strengthen the West African nation’s healthcare infrastructure.
The …
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US signs new health deals with nine African countries
23 Dec 2025 13:17 GMT
… #39;s highest HIV prevalence rates.
Nigeria, Africa' … the health pacts.
Cameroon, Eswatini, Lesotho, Liberia and Mozambique … support Christian health care facilities," … to support public health data systems, disease surveillance and outbreak …
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Under 5 pc of disease-focussed genomic studies conducted in low, middle-income countries: WHO
23 Dec 2025 09:59 GMT
More than 80 per cent of genomic studies across the world looking into diseases are concentrated in high-income countries, and under five per cent in low and middle-income countries, according to a new global analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO …
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US, Nigeria Ink $2.1bn Deal to Boost Health Sector
22 Dec 2025 22:55 GMT
The United States has signed a new $2.1 billion health cooperation agreement with Nigeria, a move that signals a fresh phase of engagement between Washington and Africa’s most populous country following US President Donald Trump’s recent criticism over …
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US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities
22 Dec 2025 21:40 GMT
JOHANNESBURG – The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward …
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Trump hands Nigeria £1.6bn health package in return for protecting Christians
22 Dec 2025 18:24 GMT
The US has signed a multibillion-dollar health deal with Nigeria tied to the West African country protecting Christians from persecution.
Barely two months ago, Donald Trump threatened to intervene with “guns a-blazing” to stop what he said was an …
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FG, US sign $5.1 billion agreement on bilateral health cooperation
22 Dec 2025 17:37 GMT
The Federal Government has signed a five-year, $5.1 billion bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Government to advance the America First Global Health Strategy.
This collaboration is aimed at supporting …
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FG, US Sign $5.1bn Agreement To Deepen Bilateral Health Cooperation
22 Dec 2025 15:42 GMT
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States Government have signed a five-year, $5.1 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral health cooperation aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s health system and advancing the America First Global …
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2026 Budget Appropriation Bill, Abuja Accord, and the Future of Nigeria’s Health Sector -By Ali Tijjani Hassan
22 Dec 2025 13:36 GMT
On the 19th of December, 2025, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmad Tinubu, GCFR, exercised his essential constitutional obligation by presenting the 2026 budget …
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Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
22 Dec 2025 12:02 GMT
With humanitarian funding slashed by the US and other countries, including the UK, this year’s global health headlines have made grim reading. But good things have still been happening in vaccine research and the development of new and improved treatments …