Blog:Healthy Lives

Beyond the Malaria Numbers: What *Really* Matters

Ed Note. PSI Deputy Director for Malaria Control Angus Spiers offers his take on the ongoing dispute in the malaria community over new mortality estimates that contravene previous estimate by the World Health Organization.  As the New York Times reports (and as we noted in the Healthy Dose today)  the new ...
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The Story of Mariam Sangare

The Story of Mariam Sangare

Mariam Sangare, a 34-year-old from Mali, has already had 13 pregnancies, but only nine of her children have survived. She and her husband can’t afford to send any of their children to school, so after they had their last child, they decided to use family planning to prevent them from having more children. Mariam is among the 31% of married Malian woman who want to either space or limit their births but are unable to do so.
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