More than one woman dies every minute of every day.....

Consider the following:

• More than one woman dies every minute of every day - 585,000 a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - due to preventable complications of pregnancy, childbirth or unsafe abortion.
• Violence against women is a greater cause of death and disability among women aged 15 to 44 than either cancer, malaria or road traffic.
• Female genital mutilation (FGM) - traditional procedures that involve cutting away parts of the female external genitalia - causes excruciating pain, shock and bleeding, and can lead to death. The estimated number of women and girls who have undergone some form of FGM is over 130 million.

REFERENCE: http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Population/Gender.asp
PERSONAL COMMENT:

I was shocked. Reading these facts makes me worry. What if someday, i am one of those women? Suffering from illnesses, abuse, pain and aches? Women plays an important role in this world. They are the one taking care of the family and also the reason why we are here...

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