Kenya: CS Duale Assures Kenyans On Privacy in Sh208bn Kenya-U.S. Health Partnership

Nairobi — Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has assured Kenyans that no personal medical information will be shared under the new Sh208 billion Kenya-US health deal, saying only aggregated, non-identifiable data will be used in monitoring implementation.

Duale said concerns raised over possible exposure of individual health records were unfounded, stressing that the agreement strictly excludes national ID numbers, addresses or personal medical histories.

The data to be shared, he explained,…