The United States government says it invested over $600 million in health assistance in Nigeria in 2023 as part of the Nigeria-U.S. partnership on Health Assistance.
The health assistance includes provision of about 83 million insecticide-treated bed nets, 22 million malaria preventive treatments in pregnancy, 164 million fast acting malaria medicines, and Insecticide to spray 121,000 homes.
It added that over 102 million rapid diagnostic tests for malaria were administered while an estimated 2 million people who live with HIV in Nigeria out of about 39 million people living with HIV globally are receiving health assistance.
A factsheet of the partnership said, “U.S. partnerships on health in Nigeria have saved millions of lives, strengthened health systems, and better prepared Nigeria and the region for current and future health security threats.
It reiterated that the U.S. is proud to work in partnership with Nigeria to advance these shared public health goals.
