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Celia Hatton

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

We did 2,397.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

Oh, yes.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

They are just the best company ever.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

And they want to play all the time.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

They are upbeat.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

They jump into pools.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

I mean, it's just happiness all the time.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

Flavia Fittipaldi speaking to Sean Lane.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

Some happy health news for you now.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

Since their invention in the 1950s, ultrasound scans have been an important tool in monitoring the health of pregnant women and their babies, providing a safe, non-invasive way to look inside the womb.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

But many expectant mothers in developing countries still don't have access to these machines.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

In Africa, more than a third don't get any scans at all.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

Now, though, handheld scanners have been developed that can show images on a computer or mobile phone.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

500 of the devices were donated to midwives in Kenya, and in just two years, they were used to perform more than 200,000 scans.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

Dr. Grace Katermo from Kenyatta University led the program.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

The handheld scanners cost just $2,000, a lot less than the large machines.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

Davis Ojiambo went to see one being used at a clinic in one of Kenya's largest cities, Nakuru.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

I get talking to Miriam Mashuka, who lives locally.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

She was unable to afford scans for her first two children.

Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

However, she was able to get a free scan for her third child at the center.