Bill > HR6765

This bill, the Safe Passages Act of 2025, aims to significantly improve maternal and child health globally by establishing a dedicated program to reduce preventable deaths and complications. It mandates substantial annual funding, at least $400 million, to support life-affirming interventions in low and lower-middle-income countries. The program will focus on training local healthcare providers, including midwives and community health workers, in preventing, recognizing, and managing critical conditions like postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and infections, and will provide necessary medical equipment. Additionally, it emphasizes education and support for nutrition during the crucial first 1,000 days of life (from conception to age two), encourages fatherly involvement in maternal and child well-being, and promotes a continuum of care that includes pre-conception health and natural family planning methods, all while respecting life from conception. The bill also amends existing foreign assistance law to align with these priorities and requires comprehensive reporting on the program's effectiveness, including data on lives saved and facility improvements.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6765/all-info