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Why NCDs matter in the fight against poverty

Cancer, diabetes and hypertension affect masses of people in developing countries

High blood pressure

A social divide

In Nigeria, the poor tend to ignore the early symptoms of hypertension that must be taken seriously

Humanitarian aid

Triple mission

medico international insists on people’s right to having their basic needs fulfilled

In praise of taxes

Market and state must complement one another

Maternal health

Why paramedics and midwives matter

GK, a non-governmental health-service provider in Bangladesh, knows how to reduce maternal mortality substantially

Teenager pregnancies

Devastating consequences

In Uganda, teenage pregnancies are causing lots of suffering

Editorial

Unfinished business

There needs to be societal change to prevent unwanted pregnancies and promote female equality

Sex education

Who wants to educate a goat?

Why Ugandan teenagers need reliable information concerning sex and reproductive he

Women’s health

Avoidable surgical interventions

India has too many unsafe abortions – and too many Caesarean sections

Women’s health

Still a distant dream

Despite considerable progress, India’s maternal mortality rate remains very high

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