U.S. Officials Head for Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - U.S. officials, including experts from USAID and the Department of Health and Human Services, are being dispatched to Libya to look at the country’s health care system. The mission comes after the North African country’s decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons program and seek improved relations with the United States. In addition to exploring areas for future cooperation, the team will discuss how Tripoli could join the International Trachoma Initiative and qualify for access to free pharmaceuticals and other help to deal with trachoma, a disease that causes blindness.

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