Gates Foundation Offers Grant for Kenya Reproductive Health Scheme

By // 04 April 2010

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted USD23 million to fund a reproductive health project in Kenya, the Baltimore Business Journal reports. The money will be channeled through Jhpiego, which is leading a coalition of nonprofits that seek to improve the quality and availability of family planning services in Kenyan cities. 

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