$500m maternal, newborn health fund launched for sub-Saharan Africa

$500m maternal, newborn health fund launched, bucking aid cuts

Beginnings Fund’s backers include the Gates Foundation and the UAE’s recently established Mohamed Bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity

$500m maternal, newborn health fund launched for sub-Saharan Africa

The Beginnings Fund aims to save the lives of 300,000 mothers and newborn babies by 2030 and expand quality care for 34-million mothers and babies

Abu Dhabi launches $500m maternal health fund for Africa

A new fund backed by global philanthropists aims to save over 300v000 lives in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, amid dwindling Western aid.

Global philanthropies, Beginnings Fund inaugurate $600m initiative to accelerate maternal-newborn survival in Nigeria, Africa - Worldstage

A coalition of global philanthropies has inaugurated the Beginnings Fund, a new philanthropic initiative committed to accelerating maternal and newborn survival across Nigeria and other African countries. The Fund, in a statement on Tuesday, said it would work in partnership with African governments, national organisations, and experts to prevent over 300,000 maternal and neonatal deaths. It would also enhance access to quality care for 34 milli…

Abu Dhabi launches $500mn maternal health fund for Africa

A $500-million fund aimed at improving maternal and neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa was launched Tuesday in Abu Dhabi at a time when Western countries are sharply cutting aid to Africa. The Beginnings Fund brings together philanthropists including the Gates Foundation and the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity, run by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) president. It set a deadline of 2030 to reach the $500-million target and has already…

Gates, Others Launch $500 Million Maternal, Newborn Fund – RamaOnHealthcare

LONDON (Reuters) - A group of philanthropies including the Gates Foundation has set up a fund backed with nearly $500 million to help save the lives of newborn babies and mothers in sub-Saharan Africa, standing out against a bleak global health funding landscape.The Beginnings Fund was launched on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the home of [...]