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Ivory Coast's School for Husbands

Ivory Coast's School for Husbands

FromCrossing Continents


Ivory Coast's School for Husbands

FromCrossing Continents

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In one remote district in Ivory Coast, men are going back to school. Their studies are part of a UN-backed project dubbed 'the school for husbands' and designed to save the lives of women and children.
The idea is to teach decision makers - the men - about the importance of family planning, check-ups, and pre-natal care for their wives. The aim is to help women and also improve general welfare in farming villages where food is scarce and incomes are dependent on the weather and good fortune.
Lucy Ash hears stories from the schools for husbands and finds out why Ivory Coast's health system is struggling to recover from the post-election crisis three years ago, even as the country's economy roars ahead.

Producer: Mike Wendling.
Released:
Sep 18, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Series focusing on foreign affairs issues