The United States has signed a five-year agreement with Nigeria to strengthen its health system, with a strong emphasis on promoting Christian faith-based health care providers.
The Department of State, in collaboration with Congress, will commit nearly 2.1 billion dollars to expand essential preventative and curative services for HIV, TB, malaria, polio, and maternal and child health.
Under the bilateral agreement signed on Saturday, the Nigerian government will increase its domestic health expenditures by nearly 3 billion dollars during the five-year term.
The State Department spokesperson, Thomas Pigott said the Memorandum of Understanding is the largest co-investment any country has made to date under the America First Global Health Strategy.
The MOU was negotiated within the context of Nigeria’s reforms to protect Christian populations from violence and includes significant dedicated funding to support Christian healthcare facilities.
