Name: Africa Watch: The US’s new health deal: What’s the catch for Africa?
Uploaded: 2026-10-14T20:14:41+08:00
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Description: The US is reshaping its global health aid through five-year agreements with African countries, promising funding for programmes tackling HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

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The US is reshaping its global health aid through five-year agreements with African countries, promising funding for programmes tackling HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. However, the deals have raised concerns over access to sensitive health data, pathogen information and biological samples.

Can African countries secure vital US health funding without compromising control over their health data and biological resources? On this episode of Africa Watch, Daniel Arapmoi breaks down what Africa stands to gain and what it risks as the US ties health funding to new data-sharing agreements.

Credit List:

Executive Producers: Sun Lan, Wang Haiyang

Planning Editor: Mathias Muindi

Reporter: Daniel Arapmoi

Digital Producers: Francisca Wanjiru,Tracy Omballa

Creative Designer: Bemnet Goitom

Video Editor and Graphic Designer: Edwin Ondiek

Cameraman: Nyaga Karuri

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