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US, Zambia ink $2.49B health financing pact

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

LUSAKA, Zambia -- The U.S. government and Zambia signed a health financing deal on Thursday after agreeing to remove specimen-sharing and patient-data clauses that had stalled the conclusion of the pact.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Zambia will sign $3.6 billion health plan with US that won’t require sharing of patient data

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Newest

    US, Zambia ink $2.49B health financing pact

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion US health deal after stripping patient data clauses (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia will sign a revised health agreement with the United States that will not include contentious clauses committing the African nation to share patient health data and specimens with the U.S. government. The five-year deal is worth $3.

  2. Fortune

    Zambia to sign revised U.S. health deal without patient data and specimen-sharing clauses (opens Fortune)

    Published

    Fortune's feed description

    The U.S. has signed new bilateral health agreements with around two dozen African nations since last year, but some have pushed back on requirements to provide patient data.

  3. The Columbian

    Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion U.S. health deal after stripping patient data clauses (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia will sign a revised health agreement with the United States that will not include contentious clauses committing the African nation to share patient health data and specimens with the U.S. government.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Zambia will sign $3.6 billion health plan with US that won’t require sharing of patient data (opens WTOP Washington DC)

    Published

    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia will sign a revised health agreement with the United States that will not include contentious clauses committing the African nation to share patient health data and specimens with the U.S. government. The five-year deal is worth $3.

  5. MyNorthwest

    US, Zambia sign $2.49B health financing pact after removing data and specimen-sharing terms (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — The U.S. government and Zambia signed a health financing deal on Thursday after agreeing to remove specimen-sharing and patient-data clauses that had stalled the conclusion of the pact.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US, Zambia ink $2.49B health financing pact (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    LUSAKA, Zambia -- The U.S. government and Zambia signed a health financing deal on Thursday after agreeing to remove specimen-sharing and patient-data clauses that had stalled the conclusion of the pact.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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