Improving Maternal Health
In the year 2000, the United Nations set out to make maternal healthcare a universal right. How far have we come worldwide?
April 8, 20117m 33s
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Show Notes
In the year 2000, the United Nations set out to make basic maternal healthcare a universal right within 15 years. How far have we come worldwide? In this podcast, we talked to Adrienne Germain, president of the International Women's Health Coalition. They're a group that works closely with the U.N. to improve the health and rights of women worldwide.
Podcast produced by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Learn more about the status of women's health around the world at pbs.org/nova
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