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Summary
When Australia responds to a humanitarian crisis–natural or man-made–the health of women and children is a priority. This is in line with our commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Description
In times of crisis women and children suffer most.
Women accounted for 61 per cent of deaths in
Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and up to 80 per cent
of those who died during the 2004 Indian Ocean
tsunami. In the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, death
rates among women were almost four times higher
than those among men.
More than 500,000 women die globally each year
as a result of complications during pregnancy
and childbirth. High maternal and child mortality
persists and many of these deaths occur during
humanitarian emergencies. Most are preventable.
When Australia responds to a humanitarian
crisis–natural or man-made–the health of
women and children is a priority. This is in line
with our commitment to the UN Millennium
Development Goals.
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