United States health deals with 18 African countries, including Kenya, worth US$19.8 billion, have raised concerns over several "red flags," according to a virology professor.

• US$19.8 billion in new health funding has been committed, with the US contributing US$12.2 billion and African nations US$7.5 billion.
• Concerns include the requirement for African nations to share sensitive health data and pathogen samples with the US for up to 25 years without guaranteed access to resulting innovations.
• Another red flag is the potential linkage of health agreements to other economic deals, such as resource extraction, and the emphasis on specific religious healthcare providers in certain agreements, like Nigeria.