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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 18, 2014
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.
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Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D–DE
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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