Bimala Parajuli is a volunteer health worker in rural Nepal. She treks long distances in her mountainous district to deliver an inexpensive antiseptic ointment to expectant mothers. As many as a quarter of newborn deaths could be prevented with the use of this medicine, chlorhexidine. The challenge is getting it to the women who need it in time.
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This video is part of a new series from PRI’s The World, “The Ninth Month: Pregnancy and Childbirth Around the World.”
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