The United States said it will begin winding down health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations over a proposed multi-million-dollar bilateral funding agreement broke down. The US has been Zimbabwe’s largest bilateral health donor, providing nearly $2 billion in assistance since 2006. US officials say the funding has been “directly responsible” for Zimbabwe meeting United Nations HIV treatment and viral suppression targets. Harare cites sovereignty and data concerns Zimbabwean authorities said they rejected the proposal over concerns about data sharing, fairness and sovereignty. “The United States was not offering reciprocal sharing of its own epidemiological data with our health authorities,” he said.

Source: Mint February 25, 2026 18:49 UTC