Idaima Lopez, 24, pregnant with triplets, waits in a bed in a public maternity hospital in Gatire
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Idaima Lopez, 24, pregnant with triplets, waits in a bed in a public maternity hospital in Gatire on the outskirts of Caracas October 5, 2011. The hospital is part of the 'Barrio Adentro' programme, which is a collaboration between the governments of Venezuela and Cuba, where highly trained Cuban doctors help provide publicly-funded health care for poor and marginalized communities in Venezuela. The world's population will reach seven billion on 31 October 2011, according to projections by the United Nations. Picture taken October 5, 2011 REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)