Jhpiego Honors Women Around The World - International Women’s Day, March 8, 2008

Women’s lives matter. Every year at this time, we celebrate the accomplishments of women around the world. While there have been many great advancements, we can not lose sight of the struggles of millions of women who lack access to basic health care. Globally, hundreds of thousands of women die every year as the result of giving birth as well as various preventable diseases such as cervical cancer, malaria, and HIV/AIDS.

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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on February 26th, 2008