Concern Worldwide US Receives Grant to Improve Innovation in Delivery of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

Groundbreaking initiative will identify and test game-changing ideas to improve essential health care delivery to mothers, infants and children in Africa and South Asia

NEW YORK -– Concern Worldwide US announced today that it has received a five-year, $41 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development and field testing of bold and inventive ways to overcome barriers to delivering proven maternal, newborn, and child health solutions in six countries. For the full press release, visit the Concerns Worldwide US web site.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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