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In this issue:
Improving Maternal Health
"A wise [person] should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings."
- Hippocrates
Of all human experiences, childbirth is one of the most miraculous. With modern medical science, it is commonly one of the safest as well. That is, unless you live in the developing world where a woman has a 1 in 16 chance of dying from complications related to pregnancy or delivery.
Lessons in this issue:
- Cultural Characteristics Influence a Region's Character
- Health in Latin America
- Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
- Fight for Life
- Why is World Aging an Important Issue?
- Health: A Risky Place to be Female
- Child Brides: Stolen Lives
- AIDS in Africa I: The Scope of the Problem
- AIDS in Africa II: More than Sympathy
- Addressing World Hunger
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