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Groundbreaking Research Proves We Can Save Newborn Lives at Scale

January 25, 2011

I talk a lot about the incredible opportunities we have to change the lives of women and children around the world. The main reason for my enthusiasm has been that we already have many of the key tools to save the lives of mothers and their newborns. Now, I have another reason for optimism—new research proves that countries can integrate these tools into their existing health systems and save lives at a large scale without using new technology.

Last year I visited a research project in the rural community of Shivgarh in India, shown in the video tour of my trip, below .