India‚ in 2007 to 2009 the maternal mortality rate in India is 212 per 100‚000 live births. The country needs to reduce the maternal mortality rate to less than109 deaths by 2015 to achieve the United Nations-mandated Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Every ten minutes there is one maternal death in India as reported by the United Nations and at this rate India is unlikely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. What is Maternal Death? According to the World Health Organization “maternal
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as Haiti. The government planned to eradicate poverty as stated in the Philippines Development Plan 2011-2016 (PDP). The PDP for those six years are an annual economic growth of 7%-8% and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Under the MDGs‚ Philippines committed itself to halving extreme poverty from a 33.1% in 1991 to 16.6% by 2015. According from the book of Villegas entitled ‘Guide to Economics for Filipinos’ he stated that poverty or being poor means ‘experiencing a low quality
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MANILA‚ 21 April 2009 (IRIN) - When Jocelyn Cruz‚ 36‚ fell pregnant with her seventh child she decided the family could not afford another baby and tried to induce an abortion by jumping up and down. “When nothing happened‚ I started banging my stomach against the window. It was painful‚” she recalled. Finally‚ Jocelyn lost her baby. The family lives on US$4 a day‚ earned by her husband. According to a 2008 study (made public last week) by the Guttmacher Institute‚ a non-profit organisation
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Copyright © 2012‚ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Annual Report 2011 Published by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)‚ Madrid‚ Spain. First printing: 2012 All rights reserved. Printed in Spain. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinions whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Tourism Organization concerning the legal status of any country‚ territory‚ city or area‚ or of its authorities or concerning
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Name: Kiestiko Sri Saptasari NIM: 126030112111011 PART ONE: PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS Chapter I: Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective 1. How to Other Half Live There are two type of family in the world: the wealth family and the poor one. It is said that over 40% of the world’s population lives on less than $2 per day‚ as a part condition of absolute poverty. The term absolute poverty is a situation of being unable to meet the minimum levels of income‚ food‚ clothing‚
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action on the part of the government‚ particularly in the case of TB. However‚ the year on year growth of overall TB cases (up to 230 cases/10‚000 population cf. target of 45/10‚000) represents one of the worst faring indicators for Pakistan in all the MDGs. HIV/AIDS trends among vulnerable groups are also alarming. The proportion
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www.ruralpovertyportal.com In recent years‚ Ghana has emerged as a leading country in the Western and Central Africa region. It has developed its economy on a scale that could enable it to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 deadline. It also managed a smooth and peaceful political transition in 2008 and 2009‚ and has created a political and policy environment conducive to economic and social progress and poverty reduction. The Ghanaian economy has grown at an average
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“Poverty is a natural phenomenon-it cannot be eradicated” Poverty dwells amidst the hungry‚ within the homeless‚ dealing with hardships of heat and frost. Poverty is the helplessness felt when the sick are deprived of medical care‚ when the society drowns deeper into the realms of illiteracy‚ when the fear of being unemployed forces one into illegal means like corruption. Poverty swells in the tears of the powerless old‚ reflected in the void eyes of the innocent childhood‚ trapped in the limbs
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What is Violence against Women? Violence against women has been defined as any act of gender based violence that results in or is likely to result in physical‚ sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women including threats of such a kind or deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or in private life. What about Violence against women in Bangladesh? Violence against women in Bangladesh has largely been aggravated by certain socio-cultural factors such as lack of gender equality
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4/25/2013 4/25/2013 An Essay about An Essay about Franzgel Gamit student Franzgel Gamit student Poverty in the Philippines UN Millennium Development Goal Poverty in the Philippines UN Millennium Development Goal MDG 1 Report: Poverty in the Philippines INTRODUCTION Poverty reduction has been a major problem for all developing countries. As Kofi Annan stated “The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty” (Kofi Annan‚ cited in WHO‚ 2013). Poverty is experienced all over the world
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