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Mali: Making Mothers Matter
allAfrica, 14 June 2012
It's a typical weekday morning at the Luxembourg Mother-Child hospital in the capital, Bamako. Around 20 patients are there for appointments - shy teenagers sit alongside more… Read more »
Mali: Making Mothers Matter
With Mali seemingly locked into a worsening internal crisis, health issues affecting women have slipped downwards on the policy agenda. That means less attention focused on maternal health, family planning and the associated risks of their neglect.
Female patients and medical workers in the maternity section at a community health centre in Mali.
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6 June 2012
Mali: Expanding Basic Health Services to Women and Children
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Mali has world's second highest mortality rate for children under five, and women have a 1 in 22 chance of dying due to pregnancy, but a new programme ... see more »
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Mali: Instability Increases Health Risks for Children and Mothers
Unicef, 22 May 2012
UNICEF officials are warning that the crisis in the North of Mali has dramatically increased the risks from diseases such as cholera, measles and polio and could increase maternal… Read more »
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Mauritania: Thousands of Malian Refugees Face Poor Health Conditions
MSF, 18 April 2012
Increasing numbers of people from Mali are entering a refugee camp in neighboring Mauritania, where health and living conditions are already poor, the international medical… Read more »
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Mali: Northerners Fear Islamic State
IPS, 12 June 2012
Tuareg and Islamist rebel groups which seized control of northern Mali in March are trying to find common ground for the joint administration of the territory. Read more »
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Africa: Continent Fails Her Newborn Children
allAfrica, 12 June 2012
Despite a significant reduction in child deaths around the globe, a new report released today shows that the health of newborn babies has been largely overlooked. Read more »
