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The pictures below are from Indigenous Affairs 1/2006 Twa children, edge of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC. Twa were expelled from the Park during the 1960s and 70s. Photo: Dorothy Jackson Maasai women and young men participating in an HIV/AIDS Workshop in Orkesemut, Tanzania. Photo: Dorothy L. Hodgson Twa women and children, Idjwi Island, DRC. Photo: Dorothy Jackson		Goal 4, 5 & 6: Goals related to health Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Target 5. Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Target 6. Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases Target 7. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS Target 8. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases In May 2006 the medical journal The Lancet launched a research series on indigenous health. The research shows that the health of indigenous people worldwide is much worse than that of other communities, even the poorest communities in the countries where they live. Health and sanitation are often worse in regions where minorities and indigenous peoples live. In health care facilities, it is not uncommon that indigenous peoples face discrimination. There is often a lack of medical professionals able to communicate in their languages or to understand their culture, which prevents the delivery of good medical care. Further reading In the Shadow of the MDGs: Pastoralist Women and Children in Tanzania, by Ndinini Kimesera Sikar and Dorothy L. Hodgson. Article from Indigenous Affairs 1/2006 The Health Situation of Women and Children in Central African Pygmy Peoples, by Dorothy Jackson. Article from Indigenous Affairs 1/2006 Visit the Lancet website (www.thelancet.com/collections/series/indigenous_health) where you will find the research papers on indigenous health along with reviews, viewpoint, and personal testimonies of Indigenous peoples from Guatemala, Cambodia, Namibia, Botswana, Peru, Canada, Australia and Brazil. During the 2006 session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Highlights the Asia Indigenous Peoples Caucus presented a statement highlighting the situation of indigenous peoples in Asia in relation to health and presenting the Caucus' recommendations to improve the health situation. Click here to access the statement.