JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney has made Canada's first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world's poorest countries — a move that has been sharply criticized by Canada's development sector.

The announcement of Canada's $1 billion contribution to the Global Fund — down more than 17 per cent from its last contribution in 2022 — came just before Carney's arrival in South Africa for the G20 summit.

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