India is a country of paradoxes where women from well off families suffer due to unnecessary cesarean operations – in some urban centres close to half of deliveries are done by operation – while poorer rural women frequently die during childbirth due to lack of access to the same cesarean operation at time of genuine [...]
A great speaker lineup. Must attend event.
And while you are at it, enjoy this talk
E4SI, a very exciting organisation has announced fellows for this year.
PRESS RELEASE BELOW:
Bangalore, India [April 20, 2010] – The Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) Fellowship Selection Committee is delighted to announce that after receiving and carefully reviewing close to 600 internship applications for its 2010 edition, it has made offers to 17 outstanding candidates for [...]
«Qui è più pulito che in un ospedale pubblico. E, rispetto a una clinica privata, so che la mia assicurazione basterà a coprire le spese. Perché sarei dovuto andare altrove?». H.V. Sudharsan è un contadino di 47 anni originario di Hosagavi, un villaggio a 3 ore di auto da Bangalore. È stato appena operato di [...]
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