The president of a global reproductive health care organization said: “We are the sector that has been at the forefront of these ebbs and flows of financing. That, of course, now, has been exacerbated because the rug has been pulled out from under all of us.”
Date: 3/26
Region: Global
Country: Global
Topic: Gender Equality & Inclusion, Economy & Livelihoods
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Field Observation
Additional Context: This quote is attributed to Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins, president of Population Action International. While discussing the foreign affairs bill that included more than $607.5 million for family planning and reproductive health care passed by the U.S. Congress, she mentioned this observation from the past year of cuts. In her comments to Devex, she highlighted that it was not only the U.S. that reduced funding, but the United Kingdom and Canada as well.
Source: Devex