Solving the Doctor Shortage in Mozambique | Wide Angle

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Classroom Material
Keywords
VITAL New York VITAL NY Wide Angle wa10 global history world history Africa childbirth doctors governments health care maternal mortality medicine midwives Mozambique obstetrician surgery training healthcare maternal death rate Sub-Saharan Africa
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Solving the Doctor Shortage in Mozambique | Wide Angle

This video from the Wide Angle film "Birth of a Surgeon" provides an overview of the issue of maternal mortality in Mozambique and an innovative program to try to tackle this problem. The program trains midwives and nurses to perform cesareans and other life-saving procedures during pregnancy and delivery.
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PBS Learning Media

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