The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesn't operate in this region. It's difficult to expand, because President Bush has cut funding.

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Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought...

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought...

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major...

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major...

All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they...

All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they...

Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about...

Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about...

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about...

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about...

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on...

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on...

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a...

As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a...

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...