Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has assured citizens that it will protect national interests and ensure equal benefits for both sides as negotiations continue over a proposed new health cooperation agreement with the United States.
Speaking to The Citizen’s sister paper, Mwananchi, on Monday, May 18, 2026 from Geneva, Minister for Health Mohamed Mchengerwa said Tanzania had entered the negotiations with a clear position aimed at avoiding controversies that have emerged around similar agreements elsewhere in Africa.
“This agreement is better and can serve as a model for Africa because it has prioritised the interests of the nation first,” he said.
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