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New Hope For Romania's Children

New Hope For Romania's Children

30 January 1995

Five years ago, well-publicised photographs of thousands of abandoned children in poorly equipped Romanian institutions shocked the world. Dr. Dragos Seraphim, a pediatrician, set out to discover the patterns that would lead mothers to abandon their children. With support from the United Nations Children's Fund

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News & Features / Features / UN in Action
Corporate Name
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
Subject Topical
HEALTH
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
CHILDREN
CHILD CARE
ABANDONED CHILDREN
Geographic Subject
EASTERN EUROPE
ROMANIA
MAMS Id
UNA0376
Parent Id
UNA0376

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Five years ago, well-publicised photographs of thousands of abandoned children in poorly equipped Romanian institutions shocked the world. Dr. Dragos Seraphim, a pediatrician, set out to discover the patterns that would lead mothers to abandon their children. With support from the United Nations Children's Fund

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