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Nigeria, 9 others responsible for 60% of global maternal deaths
As the 2015 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 target of reducing maternal mortality and achieving universal access to reproductive health draws closer, latest reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Nigeria among the 10 countries in the world that contribute about 60 percent of the world’s maternal mortality burden.
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1,000 Days: The Period That Decides the Health and Wealth of the World
A globetrotting investigation into the biggest new idea in international development.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: Grand Convergence in Global Health is Realizable
What it will take is a co-ordinated, future-oriented investment strategy.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Global Health, Abortion Bears the Scarlet A
At the Kamazu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, Dr. Grace Chiudzu, the head of the maternity ward, ticks off the most common issues her patients face: “One is bleeding, second is infections, third is abortion complications.”
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Private sector a Key Partner in Canadian Maternal Health Initiative
Tying Canada's overseas development assistance to private-sector partnerships has been a controversial proposition for the Harper government, and one that Development Minister Christian Paradis makes no apologies for.
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OPINION: How to Close the Health Gap Between Rich and Poor
With aggressively scaled-up health investments, 10 million lives could be saved annually, beginning in 2035.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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South Africa to use Flavored Condoms to Tackle HIV
South Africa has some 6.4 million HIV-positive people - more than any other country.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rural Health Care Blamed for Infant Deaths in Kolkata, India
The national headlines in September were grimmer than usual, with newspapers blaring “Infant Death Horror” and “West Bengal Health Care in I.C.U.” on their front pages after 41 newborns died in B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital over a span of six days.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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