Philippines. Birthday on the conveyor

11 photo, via zeit.de

1. Pregnant women in the queue for weighing. On average, 200 children per hour are born in the Philippines. This number is much higher than in other Asian countries. But so many children to expect the hard life in the overpopulated country. Almost every second Filipino lives below the poverty line. According to statistics, Kindernothilfe (Organization to assist children) 1, 5 million children survive only because they are begging, stealing or prostitution. Very common diseases such as tuberculosis, inflammation of the respiratory tract and diarrhea. The majority of Filipinos (80%) - Catholics and the Catholic Church, despite the population explosion, prohibits contraception. The government also does not care about naselenii- not conducted proper explanation of family planning and condom use.





2. 60 babies a day are born in the hospital Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Manila. In the photo: a woman on the way to the delivery room.



3. Newborn on mother's breast.



4. Doctors, students and nurses during labor.



5. Women with newborns in the maternity ward had to lie close to each other.



6. The kids share one bed for two.



7. The woman on the phone after the birth.



8. Crowded House for mothers.



9. Little fed with a pipette.



10. Women feed the children in the hospital corridor.



11. Statistics hospital.



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