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Ghana ends US health deal negotiations over data safety concerns

RT International·RT International·about 1 month ago
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Negotiations which began last November escalated under growing US pressure before collapsing, a source has said Ghana has rejected a proposed health assistance agreement with the US over requirements to share sensitive health data, a source familiar with the negotiations told RT on Tuesday. The decision marks another setback to Washington’s overhaul of foreign aid, following the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development last year when President Donald Trump returned to office. The new ‘America First Global Health Strategy’ mandates what the State Department calls co-investment from recipient governments, aiming to reduce dependency on foreign aid and promote US health innovations globally. According to a source Reuters cites, Ghana’s government objected to data-sharing terms in the deal, which would have provided $109 million in US health assistance over five years.…

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