Westport — Budget-conscious America should not risk global advances in reducing child and maternal mortality or related U.S. interests, prominent experts argue in Save the Children's State of the World's Mothers report, released today.
Currently, the United States spends only one half of 1 percent of the federal budget on poverty-focused development and humanitarian programs. Yet the report finds that these cost-effective programs have saved the lives of millions of children, make a critical difference in the lives of vulnerable families around the world and help America.
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