Category - childbirth

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23 Oct 2009

Sierra Leone maternal death rate is 'a human rights emergency'

As world leaders meet at the UN in New York to discuss increased funding for healthcare in developing countries, Amnesty International's Secretary General has launched a campaign to reduce maternal deaths in Sierra Leone.
22 Dec 2006

Good news for Bolivia in struggle against child deaths

A Bolivian NGO backed by church and other development groups has almost totally eradicated death-in-childbirth and significantly diminished infant mortality in one of the poorest regions of the country.