Pakistani island faces heatwaves and climate challenges, impacting pregnant women; midwife Neha Mankani provides weekly boat ambulance services.

A densely populated island off Pakistan's Karachi faces increasing heatwaves and climate challenges, affecting pregnant women. Midwife Neha Mankani, who comes to the island weekly by boat ambulance, helps expectant mothers in this crowded area, where climate change is swelling seas and baking land with rising temperatures. Until Mankani's ambulance launched last year, expectant mothers were marooned at the mercy of the elements.

July 02, 2024
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