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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish a strategy to: </p> <ul> <li>accelerate action in each of the priority countries listed in this Act to combat the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality; and </li> <li>strengthen the capability of the United States to be an effective leader in maternal, newborn, and child health, particularly in Africa, and in a broader effort to end maternal, newborn, and child deaths worldwide.</li> </ul> <p>Requires the United States to establish a pilot program for innovative financing mechanisms to deliver maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in such countries.</p> ]]></text>
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