Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014

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Bill Number

S 2853

Introduced

Sep 18, 2014

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Topics

Afghanistan Africa Asia Bangladesh Caribbean area Child health Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Foreign aid and international relief Ghana Haiti Health promotion and preventive care India Indonesia International Affairs Kenya Latin America Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Public-private cooperation Rwanda Senegal South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Women's health World health Yemen Zambia

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Summary

Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish a strategy to:

accelerate action in each of the priority countries listed in this Act to combat the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality; and
strengthen the capability of the United States to be an effective leader in maternal, newborn, and child health, particularly in Africa, and in a broader effort to end maternal, newborn, and child deaths worldwide.

Requires the United States to establish a pilot program for innovative financing mechanisms to deliver maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in such countries.

Actions

Sep 18, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 18, 2014

Introduced in Senate

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