Zubaida Bai: A simple birth kit for mothers in the developing world
Zubaida Bai: Ett enkelt förlossningskit för mammor i utvecklingsländerna
Zubaida Bai innovates health and livelihood solutions for underserved women and girls around the world. Full bio
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that you will listen to me,
som ni kommer att lyssna på mig,
be prepared for birth;
redo för att föda;
of access to basic clean tools
saknar tillgång till ren basutrustning
die every single year
mödrar och spädbarn
to basic cleanliness
till en ren miljö
and listening to their needs,
och lyssnat på deras behov,
tillsammans med en barnmorska.
on how she delivered babies in her house.
på hur hon förlöste kvinnor i sitt hus.
conversation with her
calling to do what she was doing,
att göra det hon gjorde,
to deliver the babies?
för att förlösa kvinnor?
the mother and the baby," she said.
att skära av navelsträngen," sade hon.
agricultural tool in my hand in shock.
chockad det här redskapet i min hand.
hugged her and walked away.
kramade henne och gick därifrån.
of my own infection
från den infektion
for a year past childbirth
efter min egen förlossning
to the best medical care,
with my father,
would be so different
att hans liv hade tett sig
just next to him growing up.
när han växte upp.
I started my process of research.
började jag mina efterforskningar.
that there was a product out there
att det redan fanns en produkt
köpa någon på flera månader.
based on availability of funding.
beroende på tillgången på finansiering.
I was in shock again.
blev jag chockad igen.
to deliver my baby, I thought.
tänkte jag.
I went back to the women,
frågade jag kvinnorna,
of using this product.
av den här produkten.
the same reaction and more.
reagerat likadant och ännu kraftigare.
deliver on a floor
hade fött direkt på golvet
that smeared blood all over.
it would cause more infection.
det skulle skapa mer infektioner.
to bacterial infection
bakteriella infektioner
that men used for shaving,
ett sånt män rakar sig med,
anywhere close to them.
i närheten av sig själva.
to redesign this product,
att förbättra produkten,
consulted in this process.
i den här processen.
was not only in homes
att produkten även efterfrågades
with high-volume births.
en stor mängd förlossningar.
were even more daunting.
var ännu mer skrämmande.
by collecting feedback,
med att samla in fakta,
researching global protocols.
undersöka globala regelverk.
we went back to the women
med varje ny prototyp
den skulle fungera för dem.
was that these women,
att dessa kvinnor,
on their health and well-being.
sin hälsa och välbefinnande.
a well-designed product
en väldesignad produkt
working with experts,
an easy process at all,
var en lätt process,
the existing product was offered for,
den befintliga produkten kostade,
to deliver "janma,"
att leverera "janma",
ett blodabsorberande lakan
a blood-absorbing sheet
a bar of soap, a pair of gloves
en tvål, ett par handskar
to wipe the baby clean.
att torka av barnet med.
in a beautiful purse
as a gift after all her hard work,
efter hennes hårda arbete,
as a symbol of prosperity.
som en symbol för välstånd.
Can I keep it?"
Kan jag behålla den?"
"Will you give me a different color
that this was the first purse
att det var den första handväska
and its simplicity,
dess symbolik och enkelhet,
globally recommended medical protocol
medicinska regelverk
to follow steps one after the other.
stegvis förändring av beteende.
but also in institutional settings.
utan även på institutioner.
over 600,000 mothers and babies
över 600 000 mödrar och spädbarn
to watch these numbers grow,
att se dessa siffror växa,
we reach a hundred million.
tills vi når hundra miljoner.
that require low-cost interventions.
som kräver åtgärder för en liten peng.
that if we invest in women and girls
om vi satsar på kvinnor och flickor
health and well-being,
och välbefinnande,
and prosperous communities.
och mer välmående samhällen.
and dignity to women's health issues:
och värdighet runt kvinnors häslofrågor:
to breaking taboos,
till att bryta tabun,
to take control of their own lives.
att ta kontroll över sina egna liv.
without engaging men and women alike
engagera både män och kvinnor
by Leonard Cohen:
av Leonard Cohen:
som fortfarande kan slå.
placed in the world of women's health
spotlights riktade mot kvinnors hälsa
are at the center of a sustainable world,
är i centrum i en hållbar värld,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Zubaida Bai - Women's health advocateZubaida Bai innovates health and livelihood solutions for underserved women and girls around the world.
Why you should listen
Building on her expertise as a mechanical engineer, a social worker and her public speaking skills, Zubaida Bai put her unique passion to work. In the process, she built a brand and a product line, and she set in motion a movement that addresses market failures, breaks taboos and gives voice to the oft-ignored matter that is women’s health.
Bai is the founder and CEO of ayzh (pronounced "eyes"), a social enterprise based in India that designs vital healthcare products to improve the health and happiness of women and girls across their reproductive lives. Bai launched her company with janma, a $3 clean birth kit in a purse, but her story goes further back to when she stood by her mother to face head-on the challenge of survival facing her family when she had just entered her teens.
janma was conceived after traveling to one of the poorest communities in India and confronting the reality that more than one million mothers and babies lose their lives in the developing world each year due to uncleanliness at the time of childbirth. Packaged in a pink biodegradable jute bag, a design that mothers can reuse as a purse, the kit provides both cleanliness and dignity. Since beginning sales in 2012, Bai's company has sold more than 250,000 kits to more than 300 health institutions in 20 countries, touching the lives of more than 500,000 women and newborns. Bai is now expanding her product line to include kits for newborn, postpartum and menstrual health, while scaling her proven model across India and into Africa.
Bai was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, a Maternal Health Champion by Ashoka, a TED speaker (Fellow and Resident) and the United Nations SDG Pioneer by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). ayzh's strategic partners from around the world who have written about Zubaida's work: TOMS shared her safe birth story; USAID blogged about how she's empowering women through a simple purse; and Grand Challenges Canada recognizes her lead role in scaling life-changing kits for mothers and newborns.
Bai believes that building a sustainable company takes a great team, stamina and a sturdy suitcase. She is fluent in eight languages and travels the world forging new partnerships and advocating for women's health. She has spoken at events for Women in the World, Pfizer Foundation and Women Deliver. She holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering specializing in development of modular products, and an MBA in social and sustainable enterprises.
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