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Ghana Ends Health Aid Talks With US

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The Ghanaian government has ended negotiations with the United States regarding health aid. The rejection follows discussions over the terms of the data-sharing requirements. The source did not specify the exact nature of the data protection issues. The decision comes following the dissolution of the US development agency US-8 last year, which led to cuts in international assistance. These cuts have left many nations lacking funds for health, education, and nutrition programs. The source noted that while countries are negotiating bilaterally, they are not doing so at any cost. The government reportedly refused Washington's request for access to citizens' health data. News agencies report the decision follows US demands for access to personal health data from Ghana.

The Ghanaian government has ended negotiations with the United States regarding health aid. The rejection follows discussions over the terms of the data-sharing requirements. The source did not specify the exact nature of the data protection issues. The decision comes following the dissolution of the US development agency US-8 last year, which led to cuts in international assistance. These cuts have left many nations lacking funds for health, education, and nutrition programs. The source noted that while countries are negotiating bilaterally, they are not doing so at any cost. The government reportedly refused Washington's request for access to citizens' health data. News agencies report the decision follows US demands for access to personal health data from Ghana. The Ghanaian government cited concerns regarding the sharing of sensitive health data, pathogen samples, and surveillance information with the US. This decision follows similar rejections by Zambia and Zimbabwe. Ghana expressed a preference for sharing such data through the World Health Organization rather than via bilateral US agreements. Memy, president of the NGO Africa Data Protection, noted that these clinical and epidemiological data sets are considered highly sensitive under many African data protection laws.

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BBC WS backup

“Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

BBC World Service

“Reports from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data”

BBC WS backup

“Reports from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United...”

BBC World Service

“Reports from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

BBC World Service

“Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Ghanaiyan officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data, which Ghanai refused.”

BBC WS backup

“Reports from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted to access citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Reports from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted to access citizens health.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to its citizens health data. The officials say Ghana refused and the talks ended.”

BBC World Service

“The deal with Ghana would reportedly have been worth $109 million over five years, much less than US aid in previous years. But with the US aid agency now dismantled, the US is pushing for a new health aid strategy that calls for poorer countries to contribute more to their own health care.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“Kenya. the deal with Ghana would reportedly have been worth 109 million”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“the deal with Ghana would reportedly have been worth 109 million”

Mastodon

“Ghana may have just joined the short list of African countries to reject a US health deal”

BBC World Service

“Ghana has reportedly become the latest African country to end talks on health aid with the United States.”

BBC WS backup

“Ghana has reportedly become the latest African country to end talks on health aid with the United States.”

BBC World Service

“African country to end talks on health aid with the United States.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“Reports from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

BBC World Service

“access to citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

WBUR Boston

“Reports from Ghana say the government has ended talks with the United States on health aid. Ghanaian officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens health data which Ghana refused.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“ended talks with the United States on health aid. Garnay and officials are quoted as saying that Washington wanted access to citizens' health data, which Ghana refused.”

BBC WS backup

“Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the United States over data protection concerns. five-year deal.”

BBC World Service

“Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the United States over data protection concerns. The five-year deal worth over a hundred million dollars would have required Ghana to share its sensitive medical data with the U.S.”

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