Belgium is urging the Trump administration to halt its plan to destroy a $10 million stockpile of contraceptives intended for women in sub-Saharan Africa. The supplies, including implants and IUDs, were purchased by USAID under President Biden but are now slated for disposal as part of a broader overhaul of US foreign aid, even as humanitarian groups face critical shortages. Belgian officials are using diplomatic channels to argue that a policy shift should not result in the destruction of perfectly viable medical resources. Some of the contraceptives are currently stored in a Belgian warehouse, and local authorities have clarified that incinerating them would violate regional laws.
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