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National Nutrition Month: Providing a Healthy Start to Children in Native Communities
This blog was originally published on No Kid Hungry. (more…)
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Step Up for Breastfeeding: Adaptation of Kenya’s Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) to Madagascar
This blog was originally published on LinkedIn. Written by Mr. Joseph Gaithuma and Ms. Rachel Kavithe, Kavle Consulting, LLC. (more…)
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Photo Essay: Community Health Workers in Guatemala are Making Substantial Impact on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
By Elizabeth Bocaletti, Carolyn Boyce, Glendy De Leon, Rudo Kashiri, Ana Maria Us and Goldy Mazia for Save the Children. Photo credits: Save the Children. The national neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in Guatemala remains stagnant at 18 per 1,000 live births and represents 60% of the infant mortality. Preterm birth,...
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Why is it important to invest in midwives?
Today is International Day of the Midwife (IDM). It is a day to celebrate and to reflect on the impact midwives and midwifery can make on reducing maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity, stillbirths and on improving quality care for women and newborns. It is also a time to consider how...
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Bangladesh Photo Essay: Johnson & Johnson Improving Newborn Survival Project (INSP)
By: Sharmin Akter, Cory Cerritelli, Aisha Hussain, and Joseph Johnson In the crowded urban slum of Hazaribag, Boubazar Balur Maath (in photo above) is a pregnant woman that looks onward into the sprawl in front of her. A wild dog is walking among the garbage looking for food. We can...
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