Medical technology developers try to help the world’s poorest

One measure of the global divide between rich and poor countries is access to medical technology.

This is particularly important in maternity wards, as governments try to reduce infant mortality rates.

Al Jazeera reports on a competition that’s encouraging developers to spread their life-saving technology far and wide.

Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports from Washington.

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