The two countries announced they will send a team of technical specialists to Tanzania early next year, to focus their efforts on stemming the AIDS epidemic and other infectious diseases, and improving maternal and child health services in that country.
Infant mortality is also one of the highest in East Africa.
Today's agreement was the next step in a long history of cooperation between the governments of Japan and the United States. The U.S. - Japan Common Agenda is a commitment between the two countries to jointly address common concerns and issues. There are 18 initiatives to the Common Agenda. The U.S. Agency for International Development and Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs have worked together on fighting infectious diseases for the past seven years, under the framework of the Common Agenda. Today's announcement was an extension of that partnership.