There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a medical condition of shock and horror.

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesn't operate in this region. It's difficult to expand, because President Bush has cut funding.

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.