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The world cannot afford to fail women, children and adolescents

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1156 words · By Cyril Ramaphosa; Pedro Sánchez
Human rights International Development Finance Global Health Equity
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The world cannot afford to fail women, children and adolescents Aid cuts, debt and conflict are pushing maternal and child health to breaking point.

Claims checked 13
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
Left17%
Center66%
Right17%

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What happened

The world cannot afford to fail women, children and adolescents Aid cuts, debt and conflict are pushing maternal and child health to breaking point.

Why it matters

The cost of inaction is far higher than the cost of acting now.

Common ground

In too many parts of the world, giving birth still comes with more fear than hope: a clinic without electricity, a nurse without supplies, a mother who knows that giving life may cost her own.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Fear 85% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Black-and-White Fallacy 80% confidence
Presenting only two options when more exist.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing black-and-white fallacy helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Glittering Generalities 75% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Every dollar invested in childhood vaccination or adolescent mental health returns about $20 over a lifetime”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While the evidence discusses the importance of vaccines and mental health generally, no source provides the specific '$20 return per dollar' figure mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources into something expected to gain value over time". If an investment involves money, then it can be defined as a "commitment of money …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An investment company is a financial services company that specializes in holding, managing and investing securities. These companies in the United States are regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_company
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Return on investment (ROI) or return on costs (ROC) is the ratio between net income or profit to investment (costs resulting from an investment of some resources). A high ROI means the investment's ga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_on_investment
+ 3 more evidence sources
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Claim 2: “a woman living in a conflict-affected country is five times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than her counterpart in a stable country.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 3: “Spain is joining the Global Leaders Network, which brings together 12 heads of state and government committed to advancing the health and rights of women, children and adolescents.”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “In more than 50 countries, health workers are losing their jobs and training pipelines are breaking down.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence consists of general definitions of 'health' and links to health websites, with no mention of health worker job losses in 50 countries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health
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web search NEUTRAL — The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award ...
https://www.webmd.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Health.com is your source for accurate and trustworthy information so you can make the best choices for your health and wellness.
https://www.health.com/
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Claim 5: “In 2023, six in 10 maternal deaths worldwide were in countries in conflict or fragility.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 6: “Every two minutes worldwide, a woman dies while giving life.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results about Mariah Carey and unrelated topics, providing no factual information regarding maternal mortality rates.
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web search NEUTRAL — 这个问题为什么要邀请我啊，虽然我是本质牛粪。哈哈。因为牛姐出道开始技能强大唱功牛逼。这是第一点牛，第二胡萝卜后加之隆胸激素导致爆肥，就被唤作 Mooriah Cowrey 哈哈。从honey的mv里牛姐就开始展露自己的喜感天赋以至后期一发不可收拾在 硅胶大冒险 中展现了无论颜值身材衣着品位从内到 ...
https://www.zhihu.com/question/335244065
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web search NEUTRAL — 玛丽亚·凯莉（Mariah Carey），美国著名流行女歌手、词曲作家、演员、唱片制作人。其唱片销量在全世界破两亿多张，在全球歌坛享誉“花蝴蝶”之称。 1990年6月13日，发行首张同名专辑《Mariah Carey》，专辑中诞生了以《Vision Of Love》为首的四张冠军单曲。1995年，发行专辑《Daydream》，根据Nielsen ...
https://www.zhihu.com/topic/20006944/intro
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web search NEUTRAL — Mariah Carey的低音请参照2002在BET致敬传奇黑盲男SW的U And I的live以及其它如Emotions、My All的live，犹如黑咖啡的醇厚浓郁的韵味，需要用心慢慢细细品味，真乃魅力十足，回味无穷！
https://www.zhihu.com/question/301077851
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Claim 7: “Closing the gap in women’s health alone could add at least $1 trillion to the global economy every year by 2040.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions for 'closing' and Wikipedia entries for 'The Closer' TV show; there is no economic data regarding women's health gaps.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Close may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Closing may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Closer is an American police procedural television series starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief. A CIA-trained interrogator originally from A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Closer
+ 3 more evidence sources
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Claim 8: “The Lancet medical journal estimates that by 2030, more than 14 million additional people could die, including 4.5 million children under five”
CORROBORATED
Two independent web sources confirm that The Lancet estimates that funding cuts (specifically USAID dissolution/reductions) could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The plague of Justinian or Justinianic plague (AD 541–549) was an epidemic of plague that afflicted the entire Mediterranean Basin, Europe, and the Near East, especially the Sasanian Empire and the By…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Justinian
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal, founded in England in 1823. It is one of the world's highest-impact academic journals and also one of the oldest medical journals still in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lancet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ZALA Lancet (official designation: Item 52/Item 51) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and loitering munition developed by the Russian company ZALA Aero Group (part of Kalashnikov Concern) for th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZALA_Lancet
+ 3 more evidence sources
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Claim 9: “In 2025, official development assistance fell by 23 percent – the largest annual drop in history.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The evidence mentions the FY 2025 budget for USAID and general ODA trends, but does not mention a 23% drop in 2025 or that it was the largest annual drop in history.
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web search NEUTRAL — Annual budget. $34 billion (FY 2025 total budgetary resources)[7].Main article: History of the United States Agency for International Development. In August 1953, President Eisenhower reorganized coun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_Inter…
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web search NEUTRAL — Official Development Assistance remained steady but below target, at US$147 billion in 2017. While humanitarian crises brought on by conflict or natural disasters continue to demand more financial res…
https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals
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web search NEUTRAL — The Sustainable Development Report 2025 tracks the performance of all 193 UN Member States on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/chapters/part-2-the-sdg-inde…
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Claim 10: “At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla last year, through the Sevilla Commitment and the Sevilla Platform for Action, we helped focus international attention on debt distress, sustainable investment and reform of the global financing architecture.”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “In some places, maternal care, vaccination and emergency response have been cut by 70 percent.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'maternal' and contains no data on service cuts.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of MATERNAL is of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly. How to use maternal in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternal
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2022 · Maternal describes things related to a mother or motherhood. Paternal describes things related to a father or fatherhood. Sometimes, they mean motherly and fatherly, as in phrases like m…
https://www.dictionary.com/articles/maternal-vs-paternal
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web search NEUTRAL — MATERNAL definition: 1. behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/maternal
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Claim 12: “Spain’s Global Health Strategy 2025–2030 places equity, resilient health systems and sexual and reproductive health rights at the centre of our international action”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 13: “Every year, nearly five million children do not live to see their fifth birthday.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'approximately' and contains no data on child mortality rates.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approximately
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web search NEUTRAL — Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approxim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Define approximately. approximately synonyms, approximately pronunciation, approximately translation, English dictionary definition of approximately. adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate t…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/approximately
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.