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Why women die

Why women die

by The Daily Eye Team March 19 2014, 1:34 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 34 secs

Pakistan, and the rest of the world, is observing International Women’s Day today – March 8. Concerned NGOs and members of civil society will raise women’s issues and the government will respond with empty rhetoric and hollow slogans while one woman will continue dying every half an hour in Pakistan due to complications related to pregnancy and delivery. There are no breaking news or headlines, no suo motu actions and no political commitments given to this particular aspect of a woman’s life. This shows the status of women in Pakistan. The unfortunate fact is that women are still struggling to get their right to healthcare.

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