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Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.
Liya Kebede
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Liya Kebede
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 1
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Addis Abeba
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If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.
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What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother.
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President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding.
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No other health disparity is so stark virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.
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I'm Christian. Growing up in Ethiopia, it's half-Christian and half-Muslim. You grow up with Muslim kids. I'm very much aware of their religion.
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