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Dec 2022
45m 43s

Costa Rica: By Boat, By Horse, By Bicycl...

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This week, we head to Costa Rica, the final destination on our maternal health “world tour,” where we explore the country’s unique community-based model of care. We’ll travel into the mountains with a community health worker to check up on a pregnant woman, and then head to the western coast, where we meet a doctor providing care to a small fishing village. ... Show More
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