How an ‘Uber for pregnant women’ is saving lives in Tanzania
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Tanzania, United Republic of
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Nine countries commit to halve maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities
WHO
Bangladesh, India, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Nigeria
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New WHO and UNICEF-supported network to improve care for mothers and babies On February 14 of 2017, 9 countries – Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda – committed to halving preventable deaths of pregnant women and newborns in their health facilities within the next 5 years. Through a new Network … Continued
A pledge to action on congenital disorders
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Close to 300 participants from 37 countries attended The 7th International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World (ICBD) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from September 21-24, 2015.
Uganda’s capital blazes a trail in cutting child deaths, charity says – TRFN
Cambodia, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda
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Kisenyi health centre in Kampala, which delivers 600 babies a month, symbolises the shift in Uganda which has seen the country invest more money in the healthcare system to make it accessible for the poorest, Save the Children said.
Infant, maternal health voices for global hearings
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Tanzanians` voices on health issues collected in the run-up to White Ribbon Day will be shared at the Global Citizen Hearing to be held during the World Health Assembly.
In much of the world, the survival of newborns cannot be taken for granted
Tanzania, United Republic of
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The suddenness of this little girl’s death, so soon after her welcome to the world, made it seem particularly cruel. To the nurses, however, it was hardly unusual.
Premature kids saved by Kangaroo Mother Care discharged
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Recent statistics shows that at least 13 percent of born babies in Tanzania are born with low birth weight which contributes to the infant’s deaths by 86 percent.
Poor Sanitation and Hygiene Killing Pregnant Women and Newborns in Developing Nations: WHO
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Pregnant women and newborns are dying due to dirty water, poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation, a new report from the World Health Organization warns.
A matter of birth and death: unsafe conditions still killing new mothers and newborns
Tanzania, United Republic of
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New publication reports that a lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in birth settings is killing mothers and newborns in the developing world.
Tanzania: Stakeholders Push to Reduce Infant Mortality
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Tanzania committed to the ‘Every Newborn Action Plan and the Sharpened One Plan’ strategies, which if fully implemented, would help reduce maternal and newborn deaths.