Every Newborn
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By Najaf Zahra and Olive Cocoman Preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths continue to be a global threat, especially amid COVID-19. What is being done to close the gap between the ratio of newborn deaths to the amount of live births within each country? How can preventability measures remain priority during...
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Background For the last few decades, Pakistan has struggled to decrease its neonatal mortality rate (NMR), which at present stands at 42 per 1,000 live births, with clear disparities across urban vs rural, provincial and wealth quintiles. In the Balochistan province, Maternal and Newborn Health (MNCH) indicators remain poor. The...
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By Olive Cocoman To accelerate progress to reach mortality targets by 2030, it is important that the coverage targets for key aspects of newborn health to achieve Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals are set. In order provide this clear vision to countries, the Every Newborn Management Team, chaired by...
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This commentary was originally published by BMJ By Jennifer Requejo et al Embedded within the framework of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG) for 2030 is the principle of equity, with the aim of reaching universal health coverage. Soon after the framework was adopted in 2015, the Every Woman...
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This correspondence was originally published by The Lancet. By Freya J I Fowkes, Eliza Davidson, Kerryn A Moore, Rose McGready, Julie A Simpson The highly anticipated publication of the updated malaria maps in The Lancet shows that despite the substantial progress made since 2000, mortality gains have stalled and there...
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