Maternal and child health projects get $82M from Canada – Health – CBC News

Maternal and child health projects get $82M from Canada - Health - CBC NewsCanada has selected 28 maternal and child health projects to share $82 million in funding between now and 2016, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday.

The money was committed in the G-8 Muskoka Initiative, 15 months ago. It brings the total allocated under the fund to almost $740 million for projects in Africa, the Americas and Asia. -snip- The newly announced projects include:

$19.4 million for Plan Canada in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali and Zimbabwe.
$8.4 million for Aga Khan Foundation Canada in Mali, Mozambique and Pakistan.

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