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Dr. Helene Gayle describes the origin of CARE, explaining that a CARE package sent to a country in need consists of much more than its tangible benefits.
All aid, Dr. Gayle says, is a personal contribution to world peace.
Dr. Gayle explains CARE's methods of alleviating maternal mortality, which she calls the "most inexcusable death on the face of the earth."
From small changes like hanging privacy curtains to large-scale innovations, like providing drugs and efficient staff, Dr. Gayle's program has succeeded in reducing maternal deaths by half in a region of Peru.
Dr. Helene Gayle believes that making life-saving medicine available in developing countries is not only morally right, but also makes economic sense.
Dr. Gayle says "saving lives accelerates economic growth," citing a World Bank statistic that Africa's malaria deaths cost the continent an estimated 12 billion dollars a year in lost productivity.