The United States and the Republic of Angola signed a five-year bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding on March 19, 2026, advancing the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy in Africa, according to a press release issued by the US Department of State. The agreement was announced by Thomas “Tommy” Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson. The MOU represents a combined $121 million bilateral health commitment from both countries.
Working with Congress, the Department of State intends to provide $71 million to support HIV, malaria, and global health security programming. Angola will invest $50 million, with 30 percent dedicated to essential laboratory and health commodities. The MOU promotes private sector integration, leveraging both US companies and Angolan firms to strengthen health systems in human resources, data management, and supply chains.
The agreement also includes $5 million in global health security funding to strengthen laboratory capacity, especially in remote, underserved areas. This funding is intended to enable Angola to better and more rapidly detect and respond to potential pathogens of concern before they can spread to the United States. The $121 million cooperation is designed to advance shared health priorities and strengthen Angola’s path toward health care independence.
The MOU is part of a broader set of America First Global Health Strategy bilateral agreements that, as of March 19, represent more than $20.5 billion in new health funding. That total includes more than $12.7 billion in US assistance alongside $7.8 billion in co-investment from recipient countries. These agreements build on decades of progress fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases around the world.
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As of March 19, the State Department has signed 27 bilateral global health MOUs, covering Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. The Angola agreement marks the latest step in the administration’s effort to expand health cooperation across multiple regions. Together, these MOUs represent a growing framework of country-level health investment and shared responsibility.
