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Albert Kuzor••432 words · 3 min read Eight women die daily in Ghana from childbirth - why is this crisis going unnoticed, and what will it take to stop it?
The UNFPA has launched a presidential initiative in Accra to address Ghana's maternal health crisis, where eight women die daily.
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