The Hidden Cost of Aid: Why Africa must guard its health data against exploitation

By Tswelopele Makoe RECENTLY, Ghana outrightly rejected a proposed United States-backed health agreement over concerns about privacy, oversight, and foreign access to sensitive national health data. According to reports, the deal would have allowed multiple US entities broad access to Ghana’s health information systems as part of a wider funding arrangement tied to healthcare support. […] The post The Hidden Cost of Aid: Why Africa must guard its health data against exploitation appeared f...