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The Economic Times
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An anonymous Connecticut family gave Americares $50 million to plug part of the aid gap

A Connecticut family that will not be identified has given $50 million to the American aid group Americares, the largest single donation in the organisation's 47-year history, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.

The gift lands at an unusual moment. Most global health organisations have spent the past year and a half contracting. Americares is now planning to expand.

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