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#GFF - EU contributes €26 million to improve women, children and adolescents' health around the world
In Oslo, the EU has pledged around €26 million ($30 million) at the Global Financing Facility replenishment event which is hosted by the World Bank, the Governments of Norway and Burkina Faso, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
International Co-operation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica said during the event: "With today's €26 million contribution, the European Union will join the Global Financing Facility as an active member. The contribution will help giving women, children and adolescents, especially the most vulnerable, better access to comprehensive maternal health services."
The facility's goal is to improve the health and quality of life of women, children and adolescents and ending preventable deaths.Today's assistance comes on top of the €2.6 billion that the European Union is already investing into health sectors through its development assistance for the period 2014-2020.
Read the full press release here.
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