Overview
- The State Department says the United States will provide up to $487 million over five years, though earlier reports put the figure at about $480 million.
- Ivorian commitments were described differently by each side, with the prime minister citing 163 billion CFA francs (about $292 million) by 2030 while U.S. officials list $450 million, including $125 million for frontline workers and essential commodities.
- Funding is directed to early outbreak control by boosting surveillance and laboratory capacity, modernizing supply chains and data systems, and reinforcing frontline health services.
- Officials and local reporting describe the agreement as the largest among more than a dozen bilateral health MOUs concluded so far under the new strategy.
- The administration says it will pursue similar multi-year MOUs with dozens of countries as experts warn of oversight questions and risks to service continuity following deep USAID cuts and program restructuring.