US strikes one-year deal to fund maternal and newborn health donations in poorest countries
UNICEF will procure maternal, newborn and child health supplies for at least 15 countries to avoid shortages after US aid cuts.
- On October 16, the US government signed a $25 million agreement with UNICEF to secure maternal and child health supplies for at least 15 countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, and Mali.
- Almost 18 months of supply chain disruptions prompted this move, following the Trump administration's decision to scale back USAID programmes under the "America First Global Health Strategy."
- At Nyangezi General Hospital in Congo, health workers reported stockouts of life-saving medications including oxytocin, while midwife Alice Bulambo told Reuters, "It was a donation we received from USAID, and at the moment, there is none."
- U.S. authorities extended deadlines for Chemonics deliveries of malaria and HIV items and signed a separate deal with the Global Fund to allow countries to order supplies through its platform.
- The US has signed more than 30 bilateral health aid deals requiring co-financing, while the Congolese government aims to take over maternal health responsibilities by next year, Polydor Kabila, coordinator of the universal healthcare programme, said.
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BizTocUS agrees one-year deal to fund maternal and newborn health donations in poorest countries
NAIROBI/LONDON/NYANGEZI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 16 - The US government has struck a deal to continue supplying some of the world's poorest nations with free life-saving medication and equipment for mothers, infants and young children, after months of uncertainty and challenges with supply. Read more at straitstimes.com.
EXCLUSIVE: US strikes one-year deal to fund maternal and newborn health donations in poorest countries
The US government has struck a deal to continue supplying some of the world's poorest nations with free life-saving medication and equipment for mothers, infants and young children, after months of uncertainty and challenges with supply.
US agrees to one-year funding deal for maternal and newborn health in poorest Countries
The United States has reached a $25 million agreement with UNICEF to continue supplying life-saving medicines and equipment for mothers, newborns and young children in at least 15 countries, following months of uncertainty over disrupted aid programmes. The one-year arrangement, confirmed by UNICEF and the U.S. State Department, aims to prevent further shortages as countries previously reliant on American assistance negotiate new health funding …
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