As Nigeria works to “re-brand” itself from a post-colonial military state to a progressive African democracy, political, civic and professional leaders have recognized the most intractable problem for this emerging society is also its most treatable: maternal and infant mortality.
"The Edge of Joy" Segments Air April 28 on PBS NewsHour
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Published April 22, 2011
"The Edge of Joy," an issue-driven documentary regarding maternal health in Nigeria aired in excerpt April 28th on PBS NewsHour.
"The Edge of Joy," is one of four selected winners of The Economist Film Project, an inaugural contest featuring documentary films on issues The Economist is known for covering.
“We don’t do documentary films at The Economist,” Gideon Lichfield, Editorial Director of The Economist Film Project told The Wall Street Journal “but we want to promote the kinds of films we would make if we knew how to make them.”
In partnership with PBS Newshour "The Edge of Joy" will kick-off the first round of special segments airing at the end of April.
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Premiering on Link TV, "The Edge of Joy" follows the lives of Nigerian caregivers working on the front lines of maternal care.
Dawn Sinclair Shapiro is the recipient of the 2011 Nafis Sadik Award for Courage.
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Maura Youngman joined the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in August, 2009. In the past, Maura worked as a columnist, reporter, and editor for Hamline University's student weekly, The Oracle...