Human rights, decentralization and maternal health in Rio de Janeiro: an NGO perspective

Brazil has one of the largest rates of maternal deaths in the world and it accounts for over a quarter of Latin America's maternal deaths. Notably, in spite of the influence of the feminist movements on reproductive public policy making, minority women are still disproportionately affected. T...

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Main Author: Marianna Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/808/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/808/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/808/1/7.2010-3-mariana_lette-english-2.pdf