इस ‘छुटकू’ देश ने ट्रंप को दिखाई आंख… अमेरिकी डील को कहा NO, डेटा प्राइवेसी के उल्लंघन का डर – Ghana Rejects US Health Deal Over Data Privacy Concerns ntc dpmx
West African country Ghana has rejected the proposed health agreement with America, expressing concern about data privacy. An official confirmed this on Friday. According to Arnold Kwarpuo, executive director of Ghana’s Data Protection Commission, the agreement contained provisions that could have allowed US entities to access sensitive Ghanaian health data without adequate safeguards. He said the data access sought was far beyond what is generally required.
When asked about this from the US State Department, one of its spokesperson said that we do not make public the details of bilateral talks. The US State Department spokesperson said that we will continue to look for ways to strengthen the partnership between the two countries. Donald Trump administration’sAmerica Under the ‘First Policy’, Washington has signed such health agreements with more than 30 countries, especially African countries. The new arrangement, which began late last year, will replace previous agreements.
Till now such agreements were made under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Trump administration has now ended this system. Under these health agreements, it is proposed to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance to African countries to strengthen their public health systems and help combat diseases. In February this year, Zimbabwe had also rejected the proposed agreement due to similar concerns, while Zambia had also objected to some provisions of its agreement.
Many activists in Africa say that these agreements do not have adequate protection regarding the use of data and sometimes they benefit only limited sections. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has also expressed serious concerns about data sharing. Under the proposed agreement of about $300 million ghana It was to receive US funding of approximately $109 million over five years. But Kavarpuo said that there was also a condition in this agreement under which the identity of individuals could be revealed in sensitive health data.
He said, ‘It would have been like handing over the country’s health data infrastructure to a foreign organization.’ The proposed agreement included access not only to health data, but also to metadata, dashboards, reporting tools, data models and data dictionaries. Additionally, under this proposal, up to 10 American organizations could have access to this data without any prior permission. Kawarpuo said that in this arrangement Ghana would have no real control over data use and information would only be provided later. He said that Ghana has informed the US of its decision to reject the proposal and has sought a new agreement with better terms.
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