1. Poverty
For example, in Africa, the extent of the health problem is exacerbated because many countries lack the resources and infrastructure to manage the economic and health systems needed to control many diseases ("Health-). ... In addition, the lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where almost 50 percent of the population live in absolute poverty, is one in 12, compared to one in 4000 in Europe ("Poverty and-). ... The United States has given $9.581 million in aid to Africa ("The-). ... In Africa millions of dollars have been given to help improve their poor state,...
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