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Ghana pulls out of US aid talks over demands for personal data: Report
The proposed agreement would have provided $109 million in health aid over five years, but Accra said the data-sharing terms were unacceptable.
- Ghana rejected a proposed bilateral health deal with Washington, according to a source familiar with negotiations. Accra balked at terms requiring the sharing of sensitive health data, halting assistance over five years.
- The Trump administration announced the 'America First Global Health Strategy' that calls for poorer nations to increase self-reliance in fighting HIV/AIDS. This initiative has yielded deals representing $20.6 billion in funding.
- Negotiations began, but a source described mounting pressure from Washington near the end. Washington then set a deadline to conclude negotiations, and Accra decided it could not agree to what was being proposed.
- Similar data-sharing disputes sank talks with Zimbabwe this year and prompted a court to suspend Kenya's deal pending a hearing. These cases reveal a pattern of resistance to Washington's data conditions.
- The State Department said it does not disclose bilateral negotiation details. Officials expect additional memorandums of understanding to be signed in the near future, stating 'We continue to look for ways to strengthen the bilateral partnership between our two countries.
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Since the dissolution of the development aid agency USAID, the USA has been negotiating bilateral aid agreements with several countries. Ghana is now canceling the talks. "Printing on personal data is mentioned.
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Ghanaian authorities baulked at terms requiring the sharing of sensitive health data, the source added. The post Ghana rejects proposed US health aid deal, citing data concerns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Ghana Pulls Out of US Aid Talks Over Demands for Citizens' Personal Data
The United States has been striking new health aid deals across Africa after the administration of US President Donald Trump dismantled the long-standing USAID agency and curtailed the role of NGOs
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