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I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure!

~Liya Kebede

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Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.

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No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.

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We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers.

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When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.

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Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

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Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise.

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We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

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President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding.

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Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives.

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Biography

Nationality: Ethiopian

Type: Model

Born: March 1st, 1978

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