- There are new health agreements.
- The United States made deals with African countries.
- Many people are worried about health data.
- They also worry about pathogen samples.
- The deals ask countries to report outbreaks fast.
- They also ask countries to spend more on health.
- Kenya has paused some parts of a deal.
- People ask for laws and strong safeguards.
- These agreements include money from the United States.
- Critics want regional solutions not only bilateral deals.
Difficult words
- agreement — a promise or plan between two or more peopleagreements
- pathogen — a germ that can make people sick
- outbreak — a time when a disease starts in many peopleoutbreaks
- safeguard — a law or action to keep people safesafeguards
- critic — a person who says the plan is not goodCritics
- regional — related to a particular area or region
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Discussion questions
- Do you worry about health data?
- Should countries report outbreaks fast?
- Do you want laws to protect health data?
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