Kenya and US sign $2.5 billion health aid agreement

bbc.com

Kenya secured $2.5 billion in US health aid, the first such deal under the Trump administration, focusing on infectious diseases. The five-year agreement involves $1.7 billion from the US and $850 million from Kenya, aiming to combat HIV/Aids, malaria, and tuberculosis, and improve maternal care. Concerns exist about US access to sensitive patient data, though Kenya's Health Minister assures only de-identified, aggregated data will be shared.


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