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new rules for indian mothers - so long as the...

new rules for indian mothers - so long as the...

Campaigners brand maternity bill elitist over failure to include women working in India’s casual...


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real justice could finally be delivered by ugandas...

real justice could finally be delivered by ugandas...

By putting the spotlight on Uganda’s government,the supreme court’s ruling in the case of two...


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breastfeeding could prevent 800,000 child deaths,...

breastfeeding could prevent 800,000 child deaths,...

Breastfeeding at risk from destitute government policies,lack of support for mothers and aggressive...


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risking lives of mothers and children: india...

risking lives of mothers and children: india...

Campaigners warn of damaging effect of scaling back a maternal payment scheme introduced to stem...


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are pharma giants living up to big promises on...

are pharma giants living up to big promises on...

A report into companies’ responses to maternal health targets offers a baseline for measuring...


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ebola casts a shadow over maternal health in...

ebola casts a shadow over maternal health in...

The loss of doctors,nurses and midwives to Ebola has pushed women back into unsafe birthing...


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chile to reconsider abortion ban

chile to reconsider abortion ban

Debate to start in July to repeal Augusto Pinochet's 1989 legislation and allow termination...


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senegal rape: 11 year old girl denied abortion...

senegal rape: 11 year old girl denied abortion...

Girl describes ordeal of attack and premature childbirth,and speaks of her enrage at being unable to...


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outsourcing pregnancy: a visit to indias surrogacy...

outsourcing pregnancy: a visit to indias surrogacy...

Julie Bindel,a strident opponent of surrogacy, travelled to India to find out more about a practice...


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life on the congo river: boosting survival rates...

life on the congo river: boosting survival rates...

In remote areas down the river from Kisangani,in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Tshopo...


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tanzania gallery: the struggle for life without...

tanzania gallery: the struggle for life without...

At Nyarugusu in the Geita district in north-west Tanzania,life is a fixed struggle, one that is made...


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