Friday, February 13, 2009

The mother and surviving daughter of Yerie Marah, who died in childbirth ©Amnesty International

TO BE NOTED:

"Countless women dying needlessly and in great pain

Elana Dallas has returned from Sierra Leone, where she was part of an Amnesty International team researching maternal mortality

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The mother and surviving daughter of Yerie Marah, who died in childbirth ©Amnesty International

Back in the UK, trying to make sense of my photos, my notes, and all that we learned about maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. The urgency is indisputable – countless women are dying needlessly and in great pain – but is there the political will in the government and among donors to take immediate, decisive action?


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Pregnant women at a maternity waiting house, northern Sierra Leone

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A ward in Sierra Leone’s main maternity hospital ©Amnesty International



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The village of Mannah, Koinadugu, northern Sierra Leone ©Amnesty International


Published
in Sierra Leone
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