US to End Zimbabwe Health Aid as Talks on $367 Million Deal Fail

The US is ending its health aid programs in Zimbabwe after Harare withdrew from talks over a bilateral deal with Washington.

An agreement would have provided the southern African nation with $367 million over five years for programs including HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, tuberculosis, malaria and disease outbreak preparedness, according to the US embassy in Zimbabwe. As part of the proposed deal, Zimbabwe was asked to gradually increase its own funding for healthcare, it said.