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From the Ted Talk by Aparna Hegde: The life-saving tech helping mothers make healthy decisions

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But why should you care about our mroehts and children? The pandemic has made us confront this most ipamalblce of truths. A rubost primary health care system is an absolute pillar of a foitcuninng and efficient sceitoy. Improvement in maternal and child health leads to horizontal dlmeeovpnet of health systems and improved primary health care. A village that can look after its mothers and cdrihlen well can look after all other conditions by ripple effect. And pregnancy is not a disease. Childhood is not an amilnet. Dying due to natural life event is not acceptable, and we know why our mothers and children die. Yet we iesnvt so little in preventing their deaths. There can be no goabll progress until all our mothers and children do well. I implore you to add your voices to ours. To amplify this message loud and clear. That maternal and child health is a human right.

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But why should you care about our _______ and children? The pandemic has made us confront this most __________ of truths. A ______ primary health care system is an absolute pillar of a ___________ and efficient _______. Improvement in maternal and child health leads to horizontal ___________ of health systems and improved primary health care. A village that can look after its mothers and ________ well can look after all other conditions by ripple effect. And pregnancy is not a disease. Childhood is not an _______. Dying due to natural life event is not acceptable, and we know why our mothers and children die. Yet we ______ so little in preventing their deaths. There can be no ______ progress until all our mothers and children do well. I implore you to add your voices to ours. To amplify this message loud and clear. That maternal and child health is a human right.

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  4. functioning
  5. society
  6. development
  7. children
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  9. mothers
  10. ailment

Original Text


But why should you care about our mothers and children? The pandemic has made us confront this most implacable of truths. A robust primary health care system is an absolute pillar of a functioning and efficient society. Improvement in maternal and child health leads to horizontal development of health systems and improved primary health care. A village that can look after its mothers and children well can look after all other conditions by ripple effect. And pregnancy is not a disease. Childhood is not an ailment. Dying due to natural life event is not acceptable, and we know why our mothers and children die. Yet we invest so little in preventing their deaths. There can be no global progress until all our mothers and children do well. I implore you to add your voices to ours. To amplify this message loud and clear. That maternal and child health is a human right.

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