What does it take to reach a pregnant mother in rural Kenya, and a teenager in America who's been told not to trust vaccines? In this second episode recorded at the Clinton Global Initiative, two innovators share how they are working to close two very different but equally urgent gaps in children's health.

Dr. Lorraine Muluka, obstetrician and founder of Malaika, describes how her maternal health platform is bringing comprehensive, end-to-end pregnancy care to women in Kenya, using WhatsApp as the front door, AI to fill the gaps between clinical visits, and community cohorts to address the loneliness of pregnancy that even trained gynecologists often fail to see. Malaika supports mothers from pregnancy through their baby's first six months, building care that is continuous rather than fragmented, and accessible rather than aspirational.

Judy Klein, founder of Unity Consortium, shares how a personal loss to cervical cancer (a disease the HPV vaccine now prevents) drove her to spend a decade fighting vaccine misinformation. Her organization's latest initiative: a national program training 10,000 teen health ambassadors who can carry science-based, empathy-driven conversations about vaccines into their own communities, one trusted relationship at a time.

Together, they make the case that the future of global health runs through trust, community, and meeting people where they already are.

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What does it take to deliver healthcare to the children who are hardest to reach, in conflict zones, refugee settlements, and communities where the health system has collapsed entirely? In this episode, recorded in the context of the Clinton Global Initiative, two innovators share how they are working to close some of the world's most urgent gaps in care for children and families.

James Roberts, co-founder and CEO of mOm Incubators, shares how a collapsible, inflatable neonatal incubator (born from a design engineering student's final degree project and the personal story of his own premature mother) is now reaching babies in conflict zones, refugee settings, and healthcare deserts across seven countries. With CE mark and FDA clearance, mOm's incubators are being used in NHS hospitals in the UK, in air raid shelters in Ukraine, and in field hospitals in Gaza and Sudan.

Shadi Martini, CEO of Multifaith Alliance, describes his journey from hospital manager in Aleppo to refugee to humanitarian leader, and the work his organization is doing to deliver primary healthcare, nutrition services, reproductive health, and free medication to displaced communities across Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, and beyond. In a year, MFA has reached nearly 80,000 people through its programs.

Together, they offer a powerful reminder that optimism and action are possible even in the most difficult circumstances

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Half of children in the United States don't have easy access to quality pediatric care. And for children with epilepsy, even accessing the right diagnosis (let alone the right treatment) has until recently been out of reach for many families. In this episode, two pediatric innovators share how they are working to close those gaps.

Dr. Lyndsey Garbi, co-founder of Blueberry Pediatrics, describes how her telehealth platform is bringing board-certified pediatricians directly into families' homes, complete with a diagnostic kit that includes an otoscope, pulse oximeter, and thermometer, so that a child in rural America gets the same quality of care as a child down the street from a children's hospital.

Dr. Sucheta Joshi, Medical Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, reflects on a career that has witnessed one of the most significant transformations in pediatric neurology: the rise of genetic testing and gene-based therapies for epilepsy. What was once an unanswerable question (Why does my child have seizures?), now has an answer for a growing number of families. And that answer is beginning to guide not just treatment, but the prevention of harm from the wrong treatment.

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