Uganda to receive $1.7 billion of U.S. funding under new health deal
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Uganda and the United States have signed a $2.3 billion health cooperation agreement, which includes up to $1.7 billion of U.S. support to the Ugandan health system over the next five years.
Breakdown
- Uganda to receive up to $1.7 billion in U.S. health funding over five years
- Agreement supports programs for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria 23s
- Uganda to increase its own health spending by over $500 million 33s
- Deal is part of U.S. strategy for aid recipients to become self-reliant 13s
- Kenya and Rwanda have signed similar agreements with the U.S. 58s