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Every day we hear about the dangers of cancer, heart disease and AIDS. But how many of us realize that, in much of the world, the act of giving life to a child is still the biggest killer of women of child-bearing age?
Liya Kebede
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Liya Kebede
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 1
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