The United States and Senegal signed a five-year health agreement on Friday worth $90 million, aimed at strengthening Senegal’s healthcare system. The deal underscores the growing partnership between the two nations on global health initiatives.
According to a statement released Saturday by the U.S. Embassy in Dakar, the agreement was “decided jointly” and builds “on more than 20 years of health cooperation between the United States and Senegal.”
The agreement, spanning from 2026 to 2030, “defines a common vision to save lives, expand sustainable health financing, and support priority health areas, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, disease surveillance, and epidemic preparedness,” the embassy stated.
“Advancing Shared Goals”
“With this agreement, the Department of State, in collaboration with Congress, anticipates providing up to $63 million (54.9 million euros) over five years to support key health programs, digital health initiatives, and technical assistance,” the statement continued.
The Senegalese government “has committed to co-investing $27.3 million (23.8 million euros) in new funding through this agreement, taking greater ownership of essential services and strengthening supply chain, human resources, and digital health systems,” according to the embassy.
The U.S. Embassy in Dakar said the agreement aims to “advance shared goals in global health while supporting Senegal’s objective of having a resilient and self-reliant health system, reducing the risk of epidemics reaching the United States, and preserving the progress made by the United States and Senegal in the fight against infectious diseases.”
