A mother looks on as her child is given emergency treatment at Dili national hospital. Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
A child with severe respiratory problems is evacuated from a clinic in Dili to be taken to the national hospital, where more modern facilities are available. Infant and child mortality in Timor-Leste are high; up to 125 of every thousand childr
A mother looks on as her child is given emergency treatment at Dili national hospital. Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
A woman gets into an ambulance that will carry her sister and her baby to safety. Her sister has been in labour for 24 hours and is unable to safely give birth. Three traditional midwives in attendance were unable to assist. The only hope is through
A newborn baby girl is held by her aunt. Two hours ago, the child and her mother had been on the floor in their hut in the highlands of Timor-Leste, with no prospect of a safe delivery. By good fortune, an ambulance was in the area, and took them to
A woman watches her sister who has been in labour for 24 hours, and cannot give birth. They have just been driven to the nearest medical facility, over two hours away from their highland village. Cuban doctors at this sub district health post offer
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