Visit to watch more groundbreaking talks from the TED Fellows.
Overcrowded clinics, extensive wait times and overworked doctors are taking a devastating toll on mothers and children in India. In this eye-opening talk, urogynecologist and TED Fellow Aparna Hegde exposes the systemic gaps that lead to preventable deaths every minute — and introduces scalable, affordable and empowering tech solutions that improve maternal and child health outcomes, upend patriarchal family dynamics and save lives.
The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. You're welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share these ideas with people you know.
Become a TED Member:
Follow TED on Twitter:
Like TED on Facebook:
Subscribe to our channel:
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy ( ). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at
People don’t have the right to get health care?
Is it banned?
@Alexander Wilder _(and the American pharmaceutical industry)_
@john doe Can’t forget that!
@Greg Alexander indeed
@crystalsunshine That’s not what john doe said. I have the right to go to a doctor.
@Greg Alexander Greg – You are using the “all or nothing idea”.
It shouldn’t be either all or nothing.
Medicare should have the right to bargain for drug prices.
Pharma should not be allowed to raise prices for a life-saving drug by 5,000%
Daily fact: The U.S. almost went to war with Canada over a pig.
St. Paul Minnesota was almost named “Pig’s Eye” except someone stole the bill and hid in the caves along the river until time ran out. True story.
Just wait until you read about the war of Jenkins ear.
@Scot Fretwell What ?? You mean Van Gogh’s ear ? I can’t wait !
Countries have gone to war for less than that, so why not.
If there is any one reading my comment with a broken heart..
Don’t give up…you will make it through.
You are strong enough to handle it.
God is with you.. keep trusting on Him
The strong survive, the weak perish
@steve jette Another bleeding heart liberal, I see.
@steve jette
It’s goes without saying that life is much,much more than biology 101, but Ulfric-boi over here can’t even grasp the basics…
@Δημήτρης Μπαλφούσιας yup. But maybe some day ?
@Ulfric Thorsson Sometimes. But also a 35 year licensed health care provider who has seen enough suffering for five lifetimes. I just hope you NEVER need any help in your life. Even when your are old and sick and broke.
More power to you! ❤️✨
If it requires other people, it’s not a right. There is no such thing as a positive right. Those are called entitlements. The idea of “positive rights” directly violates actual basic rights.
So by your logic you have no reason to expect the fire department to put out your house, or paramedics to come to your aid if you are hanging from a Clift?
@DEL J It’s called not taking everything literally, I shouldn’t have to spell this out for you
@Blessing Mansallay when someone takes your money you have the RIGHT to expect something in return. You don’t expect them to give it to their friends. We had a war over “Taxation without representation” and yes, we could have another one If the parisitic POSes are feeling froggy.
You make a valid point. Bringing a child into the world is a right, utilizing health care services is a choice. When the lines are blurred, we risk being under a medical technocracy.
Maternal and PATERNAL
Cool! I really agree with you. Maternal and child health is a human right. Thanks for struggling in this issue especially in India! You’re doing great job! Thanks for inspiring me✨
Ratih – Not a right until the government declares it to be.
@steve jette yeah, i mean that it should be right for all of people. But did you mean that the goverment of india is not declare it as a human right?
❤️
It’s not a human right.
Salman – Neither was freedom from slavery or the right to vote until the government made it so.
Human health is a human right
Ted talks got the coldest take
To support women up to birth, then not provide resources for the child & the women after birth seems cruel in the extreme.