Bereket told reporters, pro-government Somali militias have permission to use Ethiopia as a base of operations in attacking al-Shabab rebels, who control large sections of southern Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.08.20

It cannot be priced at a level where only certain people have access, because then you are cutting entire sections of our country out of involvement in the world,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

And health care providers usually charge more. A World Health Organization survey of hospital and clinic births in nine Asian countries earlier this year found 27 percent were c-sections, and in China it was nearly half of all births.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30