"The Trump administration confirmed last month that it planned to destroy the supplies, which are unexpired and had been purchased by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under former President Joe Biden. We continue through diplomatic channels to vigorously advocate against such waste, Prevot told the Agence France Presse (AFP) news agency. The stockpile is estimated to be worth about $10m. It includes implants and intrauterine devices, long cornerstones for the humanitarian community's birth control drives."
"Prevot said a portion of the supplies had already been moved from their original warehouse and were being kept in poor storage conditions. The Belgian diplomat also doused reports that suggested the contraceptives had been sent to France for incineration. Whether here at the US Embassy or directly in Washington, we have intervened to say, OK, you are changing your policy. We regret it, but please at least allow what has already been purchased to reach the appropriate recipients,' he said."
The Trump administration plans to destroy a stockpile of unexpired contraceptives purchased by USAID, blocking distribution largely intended for sub-Saharan Africa. Belgium urged the United States to abandon the plan and allow the supplies to reach recipients. The stockpile is estimated at about $10m and includes implants and intrauterine devices central to birth control programs. Some supplies were moved from the original warehouse and are reportedly in poor storage. Flanders reported the contraceptives are stored in a Geel warehouse and noted that incineration would require a formal derogation from the region's ban on destroying medical waste.
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