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Kenya Signs Landmark Health Deal With US Despite Data Fears
Jide Oyekunle, Abuja
Kenya has signed a historic five-year health agreement with the US, the first such pact since Donald Trump’s administration overhauled its foreign aid programme.
The $2.5bn (£1.9bn) deal is aimed at combating infectious diseases such asHIV/Aids, malaria, and tuberculosis, maternal care, polio eradication and infectious disease outbreak response and preparedness in Kenya, with similar agreements expected to be rolled out in other African countries aligned with Trump’s broader foreign policy goals.
The government-to-government deal aims to boost transparency and accountability but has raised fears it could give the US real-time access to critical health databases, including sensitive patient information.
Kenya’s Health Minister Aden Duale sought to allay such fears, saying “only de-identified, aggregated data” would be shared.
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