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By Aiding Bangladesh Women, CARE Cuts Child Hunger
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The antipoverty group CARE finds in a March 8 report that investments in Bangladeshi women’s health and social mobility correlated to a 28-percent drop in childhood malnutrition.
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The antipoverty group CARE finds in a March 8 report that investments in Bangladeshi women’s health and social mobility correlated to a 28-percent drop in childhood malnutrition.
A small study of maternal deaths in New York City rings loud warning bells for pregnant African American women. Experts offer ideas on lowering some of the deadliest risks for all women: hypertension, C-section, embolism and pre-eclampsia.
The economic stimulus package approved yesterday allows states to use work-force development funds to improve training for direct-care workers. This is a good step, says Karen Kahn, but this vital part of the work force needs more help now.
One in 12 children is in the care of a grandparent. A growing number of these caregivers are grandmothers, who are often struggling to meet the emotional and financial challenges of parenting later in life.