A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.

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I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

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You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.

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It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.

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We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur.

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Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases of poverty like diarrhea.

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Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition.

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Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology that kills them so much as neglect.

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Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about Africans who are poor, rural and female.

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While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction.

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