Invisible epidemic kills millions of mothers and children

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Abarefoot battalion of shishu rakshaks or child protectors fans out across remote villages in the backward eastern Indian state of Orissa, ensuring the survival of newborn babies.

Life after birth cannot be taken for granted in India, and several countries in Asia and Africa, where millions of babies die in the first month of life. Most of these neonatal deaths are totally preventable.

Newborns are not the only ones at risk. Every minute, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls it the "invisible epidemic". An estimated 99 percent of these deaths take place in developing countries.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2005/04/07/2003249491

[rodeodance]

1. It was not long ago (100years) the US was in the same mode. It can

change-and Must if we care.

[varun]

2. It would be nice if the Church groups...

concentrated on saving the mother's lives, as much as opposing abortion in these parts of the world. Sometimes, the only way to save a mother's life is via an abortion.