00:00Zambia signed a $1.5 billion health financing deal with the United States after the removal
00:06of controversial clauses on sharing specimens and patient data with Washington.
00:12The government also said that the deal was not coupled to an agreement on the country's
00:16abundant mineral resources, which will be negotiated separately.
00:20Earlier this year, negotiations stalled over Lusaka's concerns over data privacy and a
00:25U.S. attempt to tie the funding to access to critical minerals.
00:29The health minister says data sharing will be limited to providing information required
00:33to monitor and evaluate U.S.-funded health programs.
00:37Under the five-year agreement, the combined funding from both countries was reported to
00:42be worth $3.6 billion in total for health services in Zambia.
00:46President Donald Trump's administration is pursuing bilateral agreements with African
00:50nations after dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development.
