{"id":2151,"date":"2025-12-21T16:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:45:52","slug":"us-signs-health-deal-to-aid-christians-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2151","title":{"rendered":"US signs health deal to aid Christians in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United States has signed a five-year health\u00a0cooperation agreement with Nigeria aimed at strengthening the country\u2019s health system, with a specific focus on supporting Christian faith-based healthcare providers, Washington announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the bilateral agreement, the United States will contribute nearly $2.1 billion to programmes targeting HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and polio, as well as initiatives to improve maternal and child health, a US State Department spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kizz Daniel, Angelique Kidjo, Johnny Drille - Police (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HnSQVpK8AU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous country, has committed to increasing its national health spending by almost $3 billion over the same five-year period, according to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement includes what the State Department described as \u201ca strong emphasis on promoting Christian faith-based health care providers\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement comes amid heightened attention from Washington to the security situation facing Christian communities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, President Donald Trump said the United States was prepared to take military\u00a0action in Nigeria in response to attacks on Christians, comments that drew international attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has repeatedly said Christianity faces what he described as an \u201cexistential threat\u201d in Nigeria and other countries, framing the issue as part of a broader concern about the global persecution of Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His administration has placed Nigeria back on the US list of countries of \u201cparticular concern\u201d over religious freedom and has imposed restrictions on the issuance of visas to Nigerian nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the State Department, the health agreement signed on Saturday was negotiated in connection with reforms undertaken by the Nigerian government to prioritise the protection of Christian populations from violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria is roughly divided between a predominantly Christian south and a largely Muslim north. <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/news\/nigeria\/national\/us-signs-health-deal-to-aid-christians-in-nigeria\/\">(ThisDay)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has signed a five-year health\u00a0cooperation agreement with Nigeria aimed at strengthening the country\u2019s health system, with a specific focus on supporting Christian faith-based healthcare providers, Washington announced on Saturday. 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