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Timor L'Este's mobile mums

Richmonds, EmilyJuly 17, 2013

11 years after its independence, East Timor is still the poorest country in Asia. While health services are free, most people can’t easily access the facilities due to bad infrastructure. But healthcare is improving for the 1.2 million Timorese. A new program just launched in the Manufahi district hopes to utilize mobile technology to give pregnant women better care and access to midwives.

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