UK announces £254 million for reproductive and maternal healthcare
The CHOICES programme will work with UNFPA and the Clinton Health Access Initiative across more than 50 countries.
The UK announced £254 million in support for reproductive and maternal healthcare on 24 September. The funding will be delivered through its CHOICES programme with the United Nations Population Fund and Clinton Health Access Initiative.
The foreign office says the programme will expand access to voluntary family planning and medicines for mothers and newborns across more than 50 countries, including places affected by conflict. It also describes support for equipment and treatments used in identifying and managing bleeding after childbirth.
The announcement projects that the investment could prevent 14 million unintended pregnancies and more than 35,000 maternal deaths by 2028. Those are prospective estimates attributed to the UK government, rather than outcomes that have already been observed.
The programme is also intended to help national health systems make essential products more sustainably available. The announcement sets out funding and aims, but readers should distinguish a commitment from successful delivery: future programme reporting will be needed to assess access, availability and health outcomes.
Contains public sector information from The Civic Frontier · Briefing from FCDO, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.