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Published 21 December 2020
In the next two minutes, one woman will die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. She will die from entirely preventable causes during one of the most beautiful moments of human life, giving birth. The good news is that there are some solutions that are inexpensive and effective.
In a world besieged by problems from COVID-19 to climate change, it’s hard to pay attention to the many other challenges that still remain. For the vast majority of the world’s population, these are simple problems of survival: not dying from tuberculosis, getting enough food, breaking free of poverty and getting adequate education.