Congo and US agree to $1.2 billion health partnership
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United States and Congo signed a $1. 2 billion health partnership Thursday, the two countries’ governments said in a joint statement. The Department of State said it will provide up to $900 million over the next five years to support the Central African country to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child mortality, and other infectious diseases. Congo's government will commit to increasing its own domestic health expenditures by $300 million over...
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