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Melania Trump Begins Five-Day Visit to Africa Melania Trump has begun her first solo international trip as the first lady of the United States. She arrived Tuesday in the West African country of Ghana. Ghanas first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, welcomed

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Health officials in Africa are working to better care for women who suffer the childbearing injury of obstetric fistula. Usually the result of days of obstructed labor, the baby often dies and the mother is left with chronic incontinence. Scott Stear

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Worldwide, giving birth is far less dangerous than it was even two decades ago. A new report shows that maternal mortality, however, remains a serious threat - even in wealthy, industrialized nations. A report released by New York City's health depar

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Joe DeCapua 27 April 2010 Sub-Saharan Africas maternal and child mortality rate remains high despite an overall worldwide reduction, according to The Lancet medical journal. About 350,000 women die annually from child-birth related accidents. As a re

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 09 March 2008 The charity Save the Children USA is starting a campaign to dramatically decrease the number of children who die before the age of five. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the campaign will focus o

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