Tara says that formal systems need to take the lead.
Transcript
I’m just so disappointed. Like, I’m so – that women have to find Facebook groups and go through Facebook groups to find resources, to find groups. Like, it’s – it shouldn’t be up to, like, a random – it’s great. It’s great that women come together and they just do their own thing. You know? And they say this is a need and we’re gonna start doing this. You know? But it – but because there’s no – there’s no other government or health department that’s doing it, like, isn’t that kind of – doesn’t that look bad? Like, that looks bad.
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