Bill Gates: Can a Simple, Safe Childbirth Checklist Save Lives in Developing Countries?

I had the privilege recently of meeting Atul Gawande, a brilliant physician who’s using an amazingly simple concept—checklists for medical practitioners—to save lives and reduce health care costs. With support from our foundation, Gawande is investigating whether a safe childbirth checklist can increase the survival rate of mothers and newborns during childbirth in India and other developing countries.

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Related book: The Checklist Manifesto

Related previous posts:

TED Talk - Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine?

Atul Gawande’s Harvard Commencement Speech: Cowboys and Pit Crews

THE CHECKLIST - by Atul Gawande

A Lifesaving Checklist - By Atul Gawande