Uganda and United States sign five-year $2.3 billion health cooperation memorandum

Uganda and the United States signed a five-year health cooperation memorandum of understanding valued at $2.3 billion, according to ChimpReports. The US is to commit up to $1.7 billion while Uganda is to raise domestic health spending by more than $500 million between 2026 and 2030 and progressively take over procurement of HIV, TB and malaria commodities. Finance Minister Matia Kasaija and US Ambassador William Popp spoke at the signing, and Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said implementation begins immediately.