Zilda Arns Neumann
(1943-)

Brazilian Pediatrician, Health Advocate for the Poor
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005

birthdate: August 25
birthplace: Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann is a Brazilian pediatrician who founded Pastoral da Criança (the Pastoral of the Child), a public health program that works with more than 250,000 volunteers to help more than 1.3 million poor families in Brazil.

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