Tread carefully on US health aid arrangement, experts tell government

Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian health experts have cautioned the government against hastily endorsing a new United States global health aid model, warning that poorly negotiated agreements could undermine data sovereignty and roll back hard-won gains in reproductive health.

The warnings come as Kenya’s High Court last week suspended the implementation of a $2.5 billion (Tsh6.13 trillion) health assistance memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with the US, citing concerns over the sharing of sensitive personal and medical data.