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Indonesian-based midwife Robin Lim was named 2011 CNN Hero of the Year. Lim leads a non-profit in Bali called Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation) that provides prenatal care, maternal health and works to ensure child survival in Bali.
“Every mother should be healthy and strong. Every birth could be safe and loving. But our world is not there yet,” Lim said.
The award honors ordinary people making extraordinary contributions in their communities.
CNN highlighted Indonesia’s high maternal and infant mortality rates caused by the costs of maternal care.“The situation is bad ... babies are unattended, deliveries have become commercialized, and mothers die from hemorrhage after childbirth because they can’t afford proper care,” Lim said.
The CNN Hero of the Year receives $300,000 for her cause.
