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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 20, 2012 - Issue 39: Maternal mortality or women's health: time for action
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Activism: working to reduce maternal mortality through civil society and health professional alliances in sub-Saharan Africa

Sunanda RayAssociate Professor, Public Health Medicine, University of Botswana School of Medicine, Gaborone, [email protected]
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Farai MadzimbamutoSenior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care Medicine, University of Botswana School of Medicine, Gaborone, Botswana
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Sharon FonnProfessor, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 40-49 | Published online: 09 Jul 2012

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