US to Give $1.6 Billion to Kenya as Part of ‘America First’ Global Health Strategy

The agreement for HIV/AIDS funding is the first under Trump’s new approach since the Department for International Aid was disbanded.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto shake hands before their meeting as part of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly, in New York on Sept. 24, 2025. Heather Khalifa /Pool via Reuters /File Photo

The U.S. government announced it will give more than $1.6 billion to Kenya’s health system over five years, in the first such agreement reached since U.S. President Donald Trump’s overhaul of foreign aid.

The agreement on Dec. 4 follows September’s announcement of a new “America First Global Health Strategy,” calling for poorer nations to do more to combat diseases such as AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, with the eventual goal of transitioning from aid to self-reliance.