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Article: United States: House Appropriations Allocates $600 Million to International Family Planning Programs.
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- July 21, 2008
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Byline: shahma05
A House Appropriations subcommittee approved $600 million to fund international family planning programs Wednesday. The $600 million includes a $60 million appropriation to the United Nations Population Func (UNFPA), and allots the remaining $540 million to USAID programs, according to RH Reality Check. The money will help provide treatment for obstetric fistula, supplies that aid safe childbirth, and contraceptives, among other things.
The UNFPA, a United Nations program that deals specifically with population and ...