US Signs $1.6 Billion Kenya Health Deal as It Phases Out Aid

The US will give Kenya $1.6 billion for health programs over five years, the first such bilateral deal with an African country that aims to reduce aid.

The agreement, which aligns with the America First Global Health Strategy released in September, includes shifting health workers’ pay and procurement of medical supplies to the East African nation, from the US. The funding is also directed at data projects tracking key disease such as HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, and a national electronic medical-record system.