Feb 6, 2010

Knowledge Discovery Challenge sparks innovative solutions to address global development problems



 For decades, refugees in the Hangu district of Pakistan have been plagued by socio-economic and health concerns, including high rates of maternal and infant mortality. Realising that such deaths were preventable, Anisa Shivji and her team — the Hangu Helpers — came up with a solution that involved training and supporting traditional community birth attendants, and supplying them with tools such as clean home delivery kits to be assembled by local women as a way to earn income.

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