How a Pakistani doctor’s devotion to the care of women is saving lives


	How a Pakistani doctor’s devotion to the care of women is saving lives

arifsali

7-18-2009 9:57 PM

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pakistan, poverty, women

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Op-Ed By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

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7-18-2009 10:18 PM

masbury

Thank you for this clip. I need role model stories to balance the bad news, and to lift my vision.

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