UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

$34,500,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.83 for every person in Canada ≈ 448 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Bangladesh
Fiscal year
2016-2017
Agreement period
March 30, 2017 – June 30, 2022
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-D002110001

Published purpose

This joint initiative, UNICEF-UNFPA, aims to reduce deaths of girls, women and infants by promoting and improving sexual and reproductive health services and rights and access to related information services. It particularly focuses on increasing effective coverage of key sexual and reproductive health services and rights including maternal newborn child health services in low performing districts. It addresses gaps and weakness of local government service delivery capacity, geography and culture to reduce preventable deaths amongst women and infants. The overall goal of the initiative is to contribute and accelerate the existing efforts of the government of Bangladesh in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights of the population, especially among women and adolescents, including efforts to improve maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health.

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This joint UNICEF-UNFPA initiative in Bangladesh aims to reduce preventable deaths among women, girls, and infants by improving sexual and reproductive health services and rights, with a focus on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in low-performing districts.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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