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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Green

US accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid deal

A nurse writes a report with a pen in a hospital ward
A hospital in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. The bilateral deal offered by Washington comes after the Trump administration’s dismantling of most of USAID. Photograph: Zuma Press Inc/Alamy

The US has been accused of “shameless exploitation” over a health financing agreement with Zambia worth more than $1bn (£740m), amid warnings that the country is getting a raw deal from the Trump administration.

A leaked draft of a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two countries, seen by the Guardian, reveals that Zambia may accept terms worse than health financing agreements the US has reached with 16 other African countries.

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