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  New $600M health fund aims to save 300,000 lives of mothers and babies in Africa amidst USAID aid cuts

  A new fund that aims to prevent 300,000 health-related avoidable deaths in Africa has been launched with the support of a coalition of global philanthropies that have stepped in to bridge the gap left by the withdrawal of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes. With a joint commitment of nearly US$600 million, the Beginnings Fund aims to accelerate maternal and newborn survival in Africa by enhancing access to quality care for 34 million mothers and babies by 2030.

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  HHS releases 400-page report denouncing puberty blockers, sex-change surgeries for minors

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a 400-plus-page report denouncing what is often referred to as "gender-affirming care" for trans-identified children, speaking out against what it says are "invasive" and "usually irreversible" medical interventions.

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  Evangelical and pro-family leaders warn Bolivian child-marriage bill may enable abuse of minors

  Bolivia is debating a bill that seeks to repeal the emancipation of minors through marriage. Under the previous Law 603, enacted in 2014, the country allowed minors, starting at age 16, to emancipate themselves from their parents by getting married, with judicial authorization, and/or by recognition of independent economic activity.

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  Belgium considers euthanasia law expansion to include dementia patients

  Belgian lawmakers are weighing a controversial amendment to the country’s 20-year-old euthanasia law that would allow patients diagnosed with dementia to be euthanized, provided they signed a “Declaration of Intent” while still mentally competent.

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  Families not facilities: Kenya at crossroads as MPs, churches raise concerns about feasibility of government's plan to close orphanages

  The Kenyan Senate has questioned the government's ambitious plan to phase out nearly 1,000 children's homes nationwide urging caution and demanding clarity on the strategy for vulnerable populations. The Senate's push-back comes amidst divided opinion on the best course of action of improving the lives of orphans, homeless and vulnerable children.

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  Billy Graham chaplains respond after deadly attack at Filipino festival in Vancouver

  Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) have been deployed to provide emotional and spiritual care following a deadly car-ramming attack that killed 11 people, including a young girl, during the Filipino Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver.

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  Hidden public health crisis led to alarming increase in orphanhood in US and globally, family-based care critical, experts say

  Nearly 3 million children in the United States have lost a parent or grandparent caregiver over the past two decades, revealing what experts are calling a hidden public health crisis. The scale of orphanhood, driven largely by drug overdoses and other “deaths of despair,” mirrors similar trends in countries such as Colombia, Brazil and across parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

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