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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, you sound like my MIL. First, just because someone chooses to dedicate her professional life to global health issues does not mean she does not care nor do anything about domestic issues. Secondly, as flawed as it may be we have an incredible safety net in this country that does not exist in the developing world. Come back to me when you have spoken with Congolese girls that have been gang raped by men 3x their age, when you've seen babies starving to death (in multiple countries) or seen the results of protracted unattended labor in women who've been circumcised. Then you'll know suffering and then we'll talk.[/quote]

This is the OP and yes, I couldn't have said it better myself! I care very much about domestic MCH issues and certainly agree there is a great need. But I also care deeply about education reform, animal welfare, and the environment -- you can't focus your career on every issue you feel is meaningful and in need of attention. As PP said, having spent time in a certain place and having met women or children there, sometimes you just feel a connection and want to focus your career working on such an area/issue. Plus the types of MCH issues affecting Africa are different in a lot of ways than those in the US, and the specifics of MCH issues in Africa are just very compelling to me. If you're really interested in addressing malaria and children, e.g., you can't do that for a US-based population. Or special MCH issues in post-conflict countries like Congo as PP mentioned, etc. [/quote]

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