Mothers of the Amazon River: a social innovation for health

Global Health Matters

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Mamás del Río is a social innovation focused on improving maternal and newborn health in rural regions of the Amazon in Peru and Colombia. This episode explores how communities, citizen-led organizations and researchers are driving social innovations such as Mamás del Rio to improve health service delivery and strengthen health systems.

Host Garry Aslanyan is joined by the following guests:

Magaly Blas
Director, Mamás del Río (Mothers of the River)

Luis Gabriel Cuervo
Senior Advisor, Pan American Health Organization

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