Caption: Axu, Sichuan, China - Aug 2003. A nomadic Khampa child sleeps at a gompa in Axu. More than 100 kilometers from the nearest road, with no gove

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Caption: Axu, Sichuan, China - Aug 2003. A nomadic Khampa child sleeps at a gompa in Axu. More than 100 kilometers from the nearest road, with no government healthcare or even telephone, Axu is remote. Serving approximately 20,000 people, its local clinic, run by the monastery and using both Western and Tibetan medecines, is sparse, with only one room and one needle for every 60 people. Infant mortality for the nomads of Kham is high. Bitter winters see the temperature plummet below - 40 degrees Celsius. Births are made at home, in the tent, and umbilical cords are cut with rusty knives used to slaughter yaks. Credit: Leisa Contact: Legal Notice: Any use of this picture is subject to a license agreement entered into by the user and AsiaWorks Photography Ltd. All other rights reserved. Any re-use and redistribution of this image is prohibited. For sales enquiries regarding any additional use of this or other pictures from AsiaWorks Photography please contact

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Photo credit: © Leisa Tyler / Alamy / Afripics
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