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Womens Health and Rights

Commit Today to Investing in Women's Health

Renate Baehr | Posted 05.08.2013 | Canada Impact
Read More: Women's Health, HIV/AIDS, Women Aids, International Women's Day 2013, Women's Health and Rights, International Women's Day, Canada Impact News
Renate Baehr

On this day honoring the political, social, and economic contributions women have made worldwide, nearly 2,000 women will die of AIDS and 790 will perish in pregnancy or childbirth. If we wish to truly advance the health and rights of women globally, we must give them the tools to protect their own health.

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Early Mammograms Can Save Lives

Anne Day | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Mammograms, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, Breast Cancer, Women's Health and Rights, Canada Living News
Anne Day

The news this week that the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is recommending that women under 50 do not receive mammograms and do not receive breast examinations as part of a regular physical examination just horrifies me. If that had been the "rule of the day" over 20 years ago, I would probably be dead now.

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