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| VIETNAM: Ethnic minorities lose out on maternal healthcare |  HANOI, 16 November 2009 (IRIN) - The birth rate in rapidly developing Vietnam has dropped in recent years while maternal health and antenatal standards have risen – albeit only for the dominant ethnic groups. Ethnic minorities mostly still give birth at home, without a healthcare worker or midwife, specialists say.
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| | PAKISTAN: Clandestine abortions threaten the health of millions |  LAHORE, 12 November 2009 (IRIN) - People living along the busy Temple Road in Lahore, the capital of the eastern Punjab Province, are accustomed to some unusual sights.
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| | TAJIKISTAN: Struggling to learn in cramped, dangerous classrooms |  RUDAKI, 11 November 2009 (IRIN) - Six months after floods hit parts of southern-central Tajikistan, damaging or destroying dozens of schools and other buildings, hundreds of students are still attending school in overcrowded and sometimes unsafe buildings, according to local teachers and officials.
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| | MYANMAR: Cyclone-affected fishermen still need help |  THANDAIT, 10 November 2009 (IRIN) - Before the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, Cho Tuu, 30, never found it hard to make ends meet, but these days he struggles to feed his family.
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| | AFGHANISTAN: Top five humanitarian needs |  KABUL, 10 November 2009 (IRIN) - Eight years after the overthrow of the Taliban and billions of dollars spent on aid, Afghanistan remains mired in poverty and deeply insecure. IRIN asked three experts what they considered were the country's top five humanitarian needs.
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