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What has literacy got to do with maternal health?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Esther Sharma

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The simple answer?  Everything. Whilst working on safe childbirth projects in Afghanistan, I began to see that the root of addressing maternal and newborn health problems (of which Afghanistan has a poor history) began with truly empowering women.  And to … Continue reading →

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