As Liberia is 3rd country in Africa to sign this bilateral agreement preceded only by Kenya and Rwanda
Monrovia, Liberia – A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Liberia and the Government of the United States of America with the goal of improving Liberia’s health system, disease surveillance, outbreak response capabilities, and frontline health workforce.
The U.S. State Department’s Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom, Jeremy P. Lewin, and Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, H. E. Mme. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, signed the MOU in Washington, DC. All foreign aid, including humanitarian help and economic development promotion, is now implemented by the U.S. State Department.
As the first nation in West Africa to sign this kind of health cooperation MOU, Liberia’s commitment to long-term systems resilience, health security, and innovation in disease response is demonstrated by this government-to-government engagement, according to Hon. Lewin’s remarks at the signing ceremony.
As the first nation in West Africa to sign this kind of health cooperation MOU, Liberia’s commitment to long-term systems resilience, health security, and innovation in disease response is demonstrated by this government-to-government engagement, according to Hon. Lewin’s remarks at the signing ceremony.
“On behalf ofย President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., and the people of Liberia, we extend deep appreciation to the Government and people of the United States for this historic partnership,” Minister Nyanti said on behalf of Liberia. :We especially thank Dr. Louise Kpoto, the Minister of Health, and her team for their technical assistance, as they diligently worked on the MOU’s technical details.
The five-year partnership provides a total of US$124,418,400 in planned U.S. Government support over a five-year period to support increased disease surveillance and quick outbreak response, strengthen national and regional laboratory systems, modernize the supply chain for medicines and essential health commodities, deploy and upscale frontline healthcare workers nationwide, develop integrated digital health information systems, and make strategic investments in maternal, child, and infectious disease services.
