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Is huge. so i sat down and i sat at my computer. i wrote an e-mail to christy turlington burns. i didnt know what to do, you know. her response, by the next day, was you need a lab. she said, okay, every mother counts. well finance it. >> christy turlington burns and her non-profit, every mother counts, along with an international community of supporters, teamed up to fund the memorial lab. >> we have a full lab now. something we did not have in 2011. >> an on site facility at robins clinic. now...

>> robins group is also at the ready to respond to international disasters and other emergencies. in 2013, she and her team of midwives were on the ground immediately following the deadly typhoon in the philippines. >> after the big superstorm haiyan, the government centers, the clinics, all gone. completely reduced to rubble. everything was gone. yet, we were able to set up a tent. in a two by two and a half meter tent, we had 277 babies. doctors were bringing us mothers in the middle of the ni...

At her new center. the night before, shed helped deliver four babies. >> oh, darling. this baby is less than one day old. she has not got a name yet. her mom is taking a little rest while i hold her. if this babys mother had given birth in a hospital somewhere else and did not have the money to pay, they would be forced to leave the baby in the hospital until they could find the money to pay. youll see them outside the hospital, sleeping on newspapers to stay warm. to wait for someone in the fam...

So excited. >> that visit was the beginning of a lasting relationship. in 2012, robin delivered a baby whose mother was hiv positive. an emergency resuscitation, robin was exposed to the hiv virus. >> here in bali, the hiv problem is huge. so i sat down and i sat at my computer. i wrote an e-mail to christy turlington burns. i didnt know what to do, you know. her response, by the next day, was you need a lab. she said, okay, every mother counts. well finance it. >> christy turlington burns and h...

Until they could find the money to pay. youll see them outside the hospital, sleeping on newspapers to stay warm. to wait for someone in the family to try to bring them money. this mother, of course, her service here for childbirth, all her prenatal care, everything, postpartum care, will be free. >> in 2011, when cnn heros was filming robins story, she received a visit from supermodel and health care advocate, christy burns, whose own health care initiatives were in line with robins? >> in 2011...

Ready 24/7 for the next delivery. >> mothers sometimes come by boat, ferry, and then they have to find a ride on a motorcycle in the rain to get here in the middle of the night. then when they get here, they get a hug. and they get mid wives ready 24/7 to care for them. sometimes in the middle of the night, were exhausted. another motorcycle comes. another mother in labor. then we start over again. >> after being selected 2011 cnn hero of the year, robin used her prize enough and international r...

Burns. >> i had heard of her but didnt know her. when she showed up, she was this bright light. she walked around the village with me, and the children were so excited. >> that visit was the beginning of a lasting relationship. in 2012, robin delivered a baby whose mother was hiv positive. in an emergency resuscitation, robin was exposed to the hiv virus. >> here in bali, the hiv problem is huge. so i sat down, and i sat at my computer, and i wrote an e-mail to kristi turlington burns. didnt kno...

Their babies. >> youre the one that kept me up all night, yes. i think for me, knowing that we have friends out there that will do anything for us when were in need, and since weve had our lab, we recently have nine mothers who are hiv positive that are all on the medication. i do not have hiv. i am so blessed. i can tell you that medicine saves lives. >> today, there are three clinics. two in indonesia and one in the philippines, with midwives staffed year round. robin also offers training and ...

The philippines, here in indonesia. about 13,000 young midwives a year and nurses have a half-day seminar with me and with our midwives. also we have a classroom now upstairs, and we have groups coming. some of the midwives that you see here are midwives that came from poor families that had no chance of an education. if a girl has a dream to be a nurse, a midwife, or a teacher, we find a way. we find a sponsor. >> robins group is also at the ready to respond to international disasters and other...

Service. ultrasound. acupuncture. nurses and mid wives present 24/7. doctors every day. we help the people who are falling through the cracks, and those mothers know theyre going to get the same beautiful, loving service here as wealthy people get. its all the same. >> since she launched her mission in 1995, robin helped more than 300,000 patients with a range of medical services. today, her team assists in more than 1,000 deliveries every year. we caught up with robin recently at her new center...