Zambia signs $1.5bn US health deal after data-sharing disputes

The US will provide $1.5bn under a health agreement with Zambia, negotiated after Trump cut USAID funding.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM EDT

Zambia has signed a health agreement under which the United States will provide $1.5bn (£1.1bn), according to BBC News.

The deal followed disputes over data-sharing. Negotiations took place after Trump cut funding for USAID.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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