U.S. Increases Emergency Assistance to the Sahel
06/07/2012 - The United States is providing over $81 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support humanitarian needs as the lean season begins in the drought affected Sahel region of West Africa. With this additional contribution, the U.S. government is reaching more than three million vulnerable people. Overall, more than 18 million people in the Sahel are at risk of food insecurity this year, of which 8 million people currently face severe food insecurity requiring emergency food assistance in 2012, according to national government and U.N. data.
Make Every Mother and Baby Count
06/02/2012 - In early May, we witnessed a spectacular commitment to "making every mother and baby count" here in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through their Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, and in partnership with the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), convened an important series of meetings focused on saving the lives of mother and their babies.
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