Namibia: U.S. Health Deal Faces Data Privacy Backlash in Namibia

Namibia: U.S. Health Deal Faces Data Privacy Backlash in Namibia

The government has rejected a United States health data and specimen-sharing proposal, citing sovereignty and privacy concerns while seeking alternative funding for HIV programmes.

Namibia Rejects US Demands For Data And Pathogen-Sharing

Namibia has rejected the United States’ demands for sharing health data and pathogen information during negotiations for renewed US support for its HIV programme, according to The Namibian newspaper. In the past few years, the country has received around $45 million a year in support from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), […]

Namibia Rejects U.S. Health Agreement Citing Concerns Over Data – Axadle

Namibia has raised sovereignty, privacy and biological-resource concerns over the agreement, putting a potential funding package for its HIV and tuberculosis programmes at risk. The standoff has complicated negotiations involving more than N$730 million in possible funding. The US has maintained that the proposed arrangement would use only aggregate data, not information that could identify […]

US health deal faces data privacy backlash in Namibia

The government has rejected a United States health data and specimen-sharing proposal, citing sovereignty and privacy concerns while seeking alternative funding for HIV programmes. Government officials last week told The Namibian the country’s objections were raised after proposed funding of mostly HIV and tuberculosis programmes, worth over N$145 million per year, underwent legal scrutiny through […] The post US health deal faces data privacy b…