# Zambia Signs $1.5B Health Deal After Zimbabwe Rejects Terms

> Zambia finalizes $1.5 billion U.S. health funding deal as Zimbabwe rejects terms over data sharing concerns.
- Title: Zambia Signs $1.5B Health Deal After Zimbabwe Rejects Terms
- Summary: Zambia finalizes $1.5 billion U.S. health funding deal as Zimbabwe rejects terms over data sharing concerns. Zambia signs a five-year U.S. health funding…
- Keywords: zambia, zimbabwe, us health funding, data sharing, malaria, hiv, public health, news, world, politics, Signs, Health
- Source: Allafrica — https://allafrica.com/stories/202610080020.html
- Published: 2026-10-08T04:13:59+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: zambia, zimbabwe, us health funding, data sharing, malaria, hiv, public health, news, world, politics
## Zambia and US Finalize Health Funding
Zambia set to sign a US$1.5 billion health funding agreement with the United States after resolving disputes over sensitive health data-sharing requirements.
## Zimbabwe Rejects Funding Terms
Zimbabwe and Ghana miss out on the funding after rejecting terms over concerns about sharing sensitive health data and biological samples.
## Zambia's Health Minister Confirms Deal
Health Minister Roma Chilengi confirmed Zambia will sign the agreement on Thursday, with the US providing US$1.5 billion over five years and Zambia contributing US$2.1 billion.
## Data Sharing Terms Narrowed
Data-sharing provisions now limited to monitoring and evaluating US-funded health programs, with a previously proposed clause requiring patient medical specimens removed.
## Zimbabwe's Previous Rejection
Zimbabwe rejected a US$367 million health funding proposal earlier this year, calling terms 'lopsided' and a breach of national sovereignty over data sharing.
## Health Impact in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe faces significant health budget gaps as the US ends all bilateral health funding by end of September, risking over 75,000 new HIV infections within a year.
## Key takeaway

Zambia signs a five-year U.S. health funding agreement for $1.5 billion with Zambia contributing $2.1 billion after resolving data-sharing disputes, while Zimbabwe rejects the terms citing sovereignty issues.