The United States has signed landmark bilateral health MOUs with Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia, Uganda, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Cameroon, and Nigeria.

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1. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 04:34 PMTrue
   State Department and U.S. government notices issued in December 2025 confirm the signing of five-year bilateral health cooperation MOUs with Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia, Uganda, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Cameroon, and Nigeria under the America First Global Health Strategy. Individual releases verify the MOUs for Rwanda, Cameroon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and Lesotho, Eswatini, and Liberia, with many describing them as landmark agreements and noting substantial U.S. investment alongside recipient-country co-investment. Together, these primary government sources establish that all nine countries listed signed a landmark bilateral health MOU within the December 4–22, 2025 window. Verdict: True — credible official sources confirm MOUs with every listed country within the specified time frame.
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/delivering-on-president-trumps-commitment-america-first-global-health-strategy-and-bilateral-health-mous/
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/continuing-to-deliver-on-the-america-first-global-health-strategy-with-the-signing-of-the-united-states-rwanda-bilateral-health-cooperation-memorandum-of-understanding
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/safeguarding-global-health-security-in-cameroon-through-the-america-first-global-health-strategy
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/empowering-resilience-in-mozambique-under-the-america-first-global-health-strategy
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/strengthening-health-ties-with-uganda-and-lesotho-under-the-america-first-global-health-strategy
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/expanding-faith-based-healthcare-in-nigeria-through-the-america-first-global-health-strategy
2. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 04:09 PMTrue
   Official U.S. sources confirm a coordinated rollout of health MOUs under the America First Global Health Strategy, with December 4, 2025 marking the start of these agreements. State Department releases and U.S. embassy pages document bilateral health MOUs with Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia, Uganda, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Cameroon, and Nigeria, with country pages detailing the respective accords (e.g., Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia, Cameroon, Nigeria). The consolidated update on Restoring America’s Global Health Leadership lists the nine countries and the timeframe, corroborating the claim across multiple primary sources. Verdict: True. The evidence shows MOUs with all nine countries were signed within the stated period, and no credible public source contradicts the claim.
   • https://www.state.gov/restoring-americas-global-health-leadership/
   • https://www.state.gov/united-states-and-kenya-sign-five-year-2-5-billion-health-cooperation-framework/
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/continuing-to-deliver-on-the-america-first-global-health-strategy-with-the-signing-of-the-united-states-rwanda-bilateral-health-cooperation-memorandum-of-understanding/
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/leveraging-momentum-of-the-america-first-global-health-strategy-with-the-signing-of-the-united-states-liberia-bilateral-health-cooperation-memorandum-of-understanding/
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/safeguarding-global-health-security-in-cameroon-through-the-america-first-global-health-strategy/
   • https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/expanding-faith-based-healthcare-in-nigeria-through-the-america-first-global-health-strategy/
3. Original article · Dec 22, 2025
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