Article 6Z22M Aid groups try to save USAID contraceptives stuck in Belgium

Aid groups try to save USAID contraceptives stuck in Belgium

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editors@theworld.org (Gerry Hadden)
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When President Donald Trump dismantled USAID this year, relief materials got stranded around the world. In Belgium, nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancies in Africa have been languishing in a warehouse. Aid groups have offered to deliver the material for free. But the US says it prefers to incinerate the supplies. The World's Gerry Hadden reports.

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