U.S. and Liberia Seal $176 Million, Five-Year Health MOU Under America First Strategy

Overview

• Liberia’s agreement commits roughly $51 million in domestic health spending as the United States plans up to $125 million over five years, creating a framework of about $176 million.
• The MOU targets HIV/AIDS, malaria and maternal and child health while strengthening disease surveillance, laboratories, outbreak response, supply chains, digital systems and the health workforce.
• Liberia becomes the first West African and third African partner in this model following Kenya and Rwanda, reflecting the U.S. shift to country-led, co-financed health compacts.
• Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti and U.S. Under Secretary Jeremy P. Lewin signed the accord in Washington, D.C., marking a government-to-government commitment.
• State Department officials say the framework is designed to speed Liberia’s transition to self-reliance, with the department overseeing implementation as similar agreements expand globally.