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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.100,0:00:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the next six minutes\Nthat you will listen to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.97,0:00:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world will have lost three mothers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.53,0:00:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while delivering their babies:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.59,0:00:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one, because of a severe complication;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.50,0:00:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,second, because she will be a teenager
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.04,0:00:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and her body will not\Nbe prepared for birth;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.85,0:00:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the third, only because of lack\Nof access to basic clean tools
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.88,0:00:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the time of childbirth.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.68,0:00:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She will not be alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.98,0:00:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over one million mothers and babies\Ndie every single year
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.68,0:00:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the developing world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.24,0:00:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only because of lack of access\Nto basic cleanliness
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.00,0:00:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while giving birth to their babies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.78,0:00:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My journey began on a hot summer afternoon
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.28,0:00:49.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in India in 2008,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.48,0:00:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when after a day of meeting women\Nand listening to their needs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.17,0:00:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I landed in a thatched hut with a midwife.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.04,0:01:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a mother, I was very curious\Non how she delivered babies in her house.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.81,0:01:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a deep and engaging\Nconversation with her
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.54,0:01:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how she considered it a profound\Ncalling to do what she was doing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.91,0:01:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked her a parting question:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.58,0:01:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have the tools that you need\Nto deliver the babies?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.94,0:01:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got to see her tool.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.60,0:01:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is what I use to separate\Nthe mother and the baby," she said.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.80,0:01:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unsure of how to react, I held this\Nagricultural tool in my hand in shock.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.64,0:01:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took a picture of this,\Nhugged her and walked away.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.64,0:01:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mind was flooded with reflections\Nof my own infection
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.63,0:01:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I had to struggle with\Nfor a year past childbirth
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.69,0:01:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite having access\Nto the best medical care,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.26,0:01:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and memories of my conversation\Nwith my father,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.67,0:01:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had lost his mom to childbirth,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.86,0:01:50.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how he thought his life\Nwould be so different
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.32,0:01:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if she would have been\Njust next to him growing up.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.81,0:01:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a product developer,\NI started my process of research.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.59,0:02:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was very excited to find\Nthat there was a product out there
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.79,0:02:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called the Clean Birth Kit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.83,0:02:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I just couldn't buy one for months.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.21,0:02:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were only assembled\Nbased on availability of funding.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.100,0:02:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, when I got my hands on one,\NI was in shock again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.96,0:02:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would never use these tools\Nto deliver my baby, I thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.65,0:02:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to confirm my instincts,\NI went back to the women,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.59,0:02:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of whom had the experience\Nof using this product.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.50,0:02:28.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lo and behold, they had\Nthe same reaction and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.02,0:02:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The women said they would rather\Ndeliver on a floor
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.56,0:02:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than on a plastic sheet\Nthat smeared blood all over.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.18,0:02:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were absolutely right --\Nit would cause more infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.62,0:02:40.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thread provided was a highway\Nto bacterial infection
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.65,0:02:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the baby's umbilical cord,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.37,0:02:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the blade used was the kind\Nthat men used for shaving,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.24,0:02:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they did not want it\Nanywhere close to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.63,0:02:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no incentive for anybody\Nto redesign this product,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.61,0:02:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it was based on charity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.54,0:02:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The women were never\Nconsulted in this process.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.88,0:02:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to my surprise, the need\Nwas not only in homes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.41,0:03:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also in institutional settings\Nwith high-volume births.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.76,0:03:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Situations in remote areas\Nwere even more daunting.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.63,0:03:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This had to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.23,0:03:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made this my area of focus.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.52,0:03:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started the design process\Nby collecting feedback,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.59,0:03:16.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developing prototypes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.03,0:03:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and engaging with various stakeholders\Nresearching global protocols.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.31,0:03:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With every single prototype,\Nwe went back to the women
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.97,0:03:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ensure that we had a product for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.05,0:03:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I learned through this process\Nwas that these women,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.80,0:03:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite their extreme poverty,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.26,0:03:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,placed great value\Non their health and well-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.66,0:03:35.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were absolutely not poor in mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.14,0:03:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As with all of us, they would appreciate\Na well-designed product
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.16,0:03:39.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developed for their needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.25,0:03:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After many iterations\Nworking with experts,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.77,0:03:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,medical health professionals
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.28,0:03:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the women themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.14,0:03:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should say it was not\Nan easy process at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.53,0:03:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we had a simple and beautiful design.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.69,0:03:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a dollar more than what\Nthe existing product was offered for,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.48,0:04:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at three dollars, we were able\Nto deliver "janma,"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.26,0:04:03.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a clean birth kit in a purse.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.06,0:04:06.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Janma, meaning "birth," contained\Na blood-absorbing sheet
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.90,0:04:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the woman to give birth on,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.65,0:04:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a surgical scalpel, a cord clamp,\Na bar of soap, a pair of gloves
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.68,0:04:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the first cloth\Nto wipe the baby clean.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.37,0:04:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All this came packaged\Nin a beautiful purse
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.58,0:04:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was given to the mother\Nas a gift after all her hard work,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.82,0:04:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she carried home with pride\Nas a symbol of prosperity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.86,0:04:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One woman reacted to this gift.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.35,0:04:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said, "Is this really mine?\NCan I keep it?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.10,0:04:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other one said,\N"Will you give me a different color
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.73,0:04:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I have my next baby?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.23,0:04:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.01,0:04:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Better yet, a woman expressed\Nthat this was the first purse
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.95,0:04:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she had ever owned in her life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.05,0:04:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kit, aside from its symbolism\Nand its simplicity,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.86,0:04:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is designed to follow\Nglobally recommended medical protocol
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.20,0:04:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and serves as a behavior-change tool\Nto follow steps one after the other.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.10,0:04:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can not only be used in homes,\Nbut also in institutional settings.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.66,0:05:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To date, our kit has impacted\Nover 600,000 mothers and babies
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.63,0:05:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.40,0:05:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a humbling experience\Nto watch these numbers grow,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.67,0:05:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I cannot wait until\Nwe reach a hundred million.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.88,0:05:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But women's health issues do not end here.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.78,0:05:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are thousands of simple issues\Nthat require low-cost interventions.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.81,0:05:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have facts to prove\Nthat if we invest in women and girls
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.75,0:05:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and provide them with better\Nhealth and well-being,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.18,0:05:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will deliver healthier and wealthier\Nand prosperous communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.22,0:05:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to start by bringing simplicity\Nand dignity to women's health issues:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.23,0:05:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from reducing maternal mortality,\Nto breaking taboos,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.32,0:05:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to empowering women\Nto take control of their own lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.86,0:05:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my dream.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.32,0:05:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it is not possible to achieve it\Nwithout engaging men and women alike
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.80,0:05:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from around the world --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.26,0:05:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yes, all of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.77,0:05:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recently heard this lyric\Nby Leonard Cohen:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.96,0:06:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Ring the bells that still can ring.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.21,0:06:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Forget your perfect offering.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.37,0:06:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a crack in everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.30,0:06:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how the light gets in."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.07,0:06:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my bit of light.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.54,0:06:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we need more light.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.21,0:06:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, we need huge spotlights\Nplaced in the world of women's health
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.68,0:06:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we need a better tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.100,0:06:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should never forget that women\Nare at the center of a sustainable world,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.52,0:06:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we do not exist without them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.07,0:06:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.25,0:06:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)