Health & Education for All

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The world needs six million more well-trained and well-paid teachers, doctors and nurses for poor countries. And to make this happen, the world needs you.

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24 September 2008
When the UN meets this week to discuss the Millennium Development Goals maternal mortality will be high on the agenda. The target to cut the rate by three quarters by 2015 is the most severely off-track of all the MDGs.
22 September 2008
Ahead of a crucial meeting in New York next week to assess the state of the world’s fight against global poverty, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders to redouble their efforts to fight the impact of rising food and fuel prices.
2 September 2008
Accra, Ghana: After a day of intense negotiations in Accra, Ghana, pressure is building for a breakthrough at a crucial global summit on how aid works. A key issue is getting donors to make longer-term aid commitments.
8 August 2008
The International AIDS Conference concluded today without a clear plan or any new impetus to reach the 2010 target of universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, said international agency Oxfam.

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Mohammed Kamara (40) cares for his two sons and his wife's sister's child, Ibrahim Tarawallie (3). Credit: Aubrey Wade/Oxfam
Sierra Leone has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. Investment in maternal health and improvements in the efficiency of spending could help save lives.
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A women sleeps beside her new born baby after an assisted delivery at Faizabad Maternity Hospital. Credit: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam
In Afghanistan, A woman dies there every 27 minutes thanks to pregnancy-related complications.
Afsana, teacher, India
Afsana is a teacher at Kassmandi Khund School in India. She refuses to let tradition stand in the way of her making a difference.