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New mom, advocate, shares her view on how Kenya is an important step closer to giving newborns and moms a healthier start. By: Pauline Irungu, Advocacy and Policy Manager, PATH A few months ago, my family and I welcomed a baby boy into the world. There is no greater joy...
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This blog was originally published by the Lancet Global Health blog. Author: Mike English Prof. Mike English leads the LIFE project team, based at the University of Oxford, UK. Medical emergencies are major causes of death globally, but any one health-care worker, especially in primary care or community settings, will...
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This blog was originally published by the Global Health: Science and Practice. Peripheral-level birthing centers may be appropriate and effective in some circumstances if crucial systems requirements can be met. But promising models don’t necessarily scale well, so policy makers and program managers need to consider what requirements can and...
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The explosion of the Zika virus in South America, Central America and the Caribbean has provided more vivid evidence of the urgency to invest in pandemic prevention and preparedness. The virus is spread by the day-biting Aedes aegypti mosquito that also carries dengue and chikungunya viruses. Although it was first...
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As of February 2013, an astounding 95 percent of women were provided a first postnatal care visit – and 90 percent, a second visit. Just as amazing – there were no newborn deaths recorded in the facility or the community during 2012.
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