TOH edition: Sunday, 11 October 2026 · Health & Medicine
Health aid need not cost a country its mineral rights: Zambia signs US deal without mineral-access conditions
Reported by healthpolicy-watch.news
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Zambia and the United States have signed a health aid agreement that no longer makes assistance conditional on US access to Zambia’s minerals. The US intends to provide more than $1.5 billion over five years, although the signing does not establish that funding has arrived or disrupted health services have resumed.
The agreement shows that conditions attached to vital health assistance can change, allowing support for patients to move forward without first settling mineral-access negotiations.
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