A new project in India and Uganda is aimed at helping health workers save the lives of mothers and babies with information from electronic devices. The $100 million project is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank and other groups. Officials plan to extend the project to a total of 10 countries. The goal is to prevent the premature deaths of 6 million women and children by 2030. Raj Shah is president of the Rockefeller Foundation, which leads the project. The group is providing $60 million of the $100 million total cost. Shah said the plan is to give health workers low-cost tools to help them gather the information they need to help communities and families most at risk. The project will provide tools such as real-time risk maps to help health workers reach mothers and children.
What does at risk mean?
gather information
plan to extend
exposed to harm or danger
save mothers and babies
Where is the information from?
electronic devices
the World Health Organization
news outlets
communities and families
The goal is to prevent premature deaths.
women and children
premature deaths
high birth weight
most at risk