Malawi ink five-year USD936M health deal with the US to fight HIV/AIDS
also “protecting the United States from global infectious disease threats.”
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigot said that, pending congressional approval, the US plans to provide nearly $300 million over the next five years to support Malawi’s efforts against these diseases and other infectious threats. In addition, Malawi will increase its annual health spending by $143.8 million throughout the MoU period.
Madalitso Baloyi, Malawi’s Minister of Health and Sanitation, stated that the agreement will bolster the country’s capacity to fight infectious diseases at a time when US aid cuts have strained the health sector. “Since the US aid cut about a year ago, we have struggled to fund certain initiatives in the health sector. This bilateral agreement, therefore, is going to ease most of our health challenges,” Baloyi explained.
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