{
  "id": 10736808,
  "title": "Atiku Demands Publication of Nigeria-US Health Deal, Says ‘Ghana Rejected Its Health Deal’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/atiku-demands-publication-of-nigeria-us-health-deal-says-ghana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:59:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/29/atiku-demands-publication-of-nigeria-us-health-deal-says-ghana-rejected-its-health-deal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate release of Nigeria's health agreement with the United States, following Ghana's rejection of a similar deal. Ghana's President John Mahama revealed that his country had turned down the US health compact due to concerns over medical records, pathogen information, funding obligations and the inspection of imported medicines. Atiku raised questions about whether the provisions that Ghana rejected are included in the agreement that President Tinubu signed, emphasizing the need for transparency. Ghana's Ministry of Health flagged several issues with the proposed US health compact, including the country's pathogen profile, medical records, funding obligations and inspection of medicines and medical products. Nigeria signed a five-year health Memorandum of Understanding with the United States on December 19, 2025, covering disease surveillance, laboratory systems and biosafety procedures. The US is set to provide nearly $2 billion in grants, while Nigeria has pledged to increase domestic health financing by nearly $3 billion over five years. Atiku highlighted the urgent need for Nigerians to see the results of the healthcare investments, pointing out that Nigeria still has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, with an estimated 75,000 deaths in 2023. He questioned the administration's ability to meet domestic funding commitments, citing that only N36 million had been released from a N218 billion allocation for health sector projects in 2025. Atiku urged the Federal Government to publish the full Memorandum of Understanding, along with all related documents, to ensure accountability and transparency regarding Nigeria's international commitments.",
  "summary": "Former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has demanded the immediate publication of Nigeria’s health agreement with the United States, following Ghanaian President John Mahama’s disclosure that Ghana",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Atiku: Ghana rejected its health deal, Tinubu show Nigerians what you signed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/atiku-ghana-rejected-its-health-deal-tinubu-show-nigerians-what-you",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:21:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}