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Grades 9-12

A Healthier Rwanda: Progress for Mothers and Babies

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SUBJECTS: Social Studies

TOPICS: Family Size Decisions, Fertility/Mortality, Public Health, Women's Issues

Resource Overview

Health case study reading: Discover Rwanda’s success in improving child and maternal mortality over the past 20 years.

A woman in Kigali, Rwanda speaking to other women and girls.

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This reading must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.

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