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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Liz Cookman

More than £540m pledged for reproductive and maternal healthcare – with UK a key donor

Women in Kenya and other developing countries have had fewer reproductive health choices because of Trump's aid cuts. - (AFP/Getty)

More than £540 million has been pledged for reproductive healthcare that could help prevent millions of unintended pregnancies and tens of thousands of maternal deaths, with almost half coming from the UK.

Announced at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the funding comes as cuts to international aid threaten access to contraception and lifesaving medicines in some of the world’s poorest countries.

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