€250 million (about $290 million) for women's health: Bangladesh's plan to reach 47 million women and girls

Bangladesh and the European Investment Bank have set out a €250 million (about $290 million) Women's Health Initiative, developed with UNFPA support, to widen access to essential care for about 47 million women and girls between 2027 and 2031. The programme focuses on safer motherhood and newborn care, cervical and breast cancer services, and stronger primary care and district hospitals — shifting the system toward prevention, closer to where people live.