Two cost-effective health measures to save mothers and newborns
While global maternal deaths have decreased, much more can be done
In the next two minutes one woman will die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. She will die from entirely preventable causes during one of the most beautiful moments of human life.
The good news is that there are some solutions that are inexpensive and effective. In a world besieged by problems, from Covid-19 to climate change, it’s hard to pay attention to the many other challenges that remain. For the vast majority of the world’s population these are simple problems of survival: not dying from tuberculosis; getting enough food; breaking free of poverty; and getting adequate education...
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