Chiapas Health Workers Improve Maternal Health with mHealth
In Chiapas, women die in childbirth 70% more often than in the rest of Mexico. For indigenous women, survival rates are three times lower.
Julia Nakad is an executive assistant at Hesperian Health Guides.Hesperian Health Guides is a health information and education nonprofit that develops easy-to-read materials in many languages. Julia attended Oberlin College and completed a two-year Shansi fellowship in Indonesia, where she developed an interest in global and women's health.
In Chiapas, women die in childbirth 70% more often than in the rest of Mexico. For indigenous women, survival rates are three times lower.