Wilson Center Experts
Sadia Afroze Chowdhury
Affiliation:
Lead Specialist, Reproductive Health, The World Bank
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Putting Adolescent Mothers on the Development Agenda
January 11, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Each year, 350,000 women die of pregnancy-related causes and 25 percent of these women are between the ages of 15 and 19. Sadia Chowdhury from the World Bank and Jennifer Redner of the International Women’s Health Coalition highlight the need for repositioning maternal health and adolescent girls on the world’s development agenda. more
Putting Adolescent Mothers on the Development Agenda
January 11, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Each year, 350,000 women die of pregnancy-related causes and 25 percent of these women are between the ages of 15 and 19. Sadia Chowdhury from the World Bank and Jennifer Redner of the International Women’s Health Coalition highlight the need for repositioning maternal health and adolescent girls on the world’s development agenda.