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US strikes one-year deal to fund maternal and newborn health donations in poorest countries

Straits Times16 October 2026, 15:55 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

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.

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