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I tell my midwife colleagues that we have a noble responsibility – to care for women and their newborns – and I tell them we need to carry out this responsibility with passion and dedication.
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Originally published on Devex. By Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Robert Clay. The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is contributing to severe health service delivery challenges: It impedes access to already highly vulnerable populations, slows delivery of medical supplies and drugs, and exacerbates shortages of health workers. Those fleeing the violence are also affected....
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By Kate Kerber, senior technical specialist, Save the Children; Elaine Scudder, senior manager of Newborn Health, Save the Children. Priority medicines are medicines with potential to save lives and should be available in all health systems. In South Sudan, shortages of these priority medicines are reaching critical levels. Coupled with fuel...
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By Elaine Scudder, senior manager of Newborn Health, Save the Children; Kate Kerber, senior technical specialist, Save the Children; Grace Njiru, International Medical Corps (IMC) midwife in South Sudan. As humanitarian crises worsen around the world, the role midwives play to save women and babies is increasingly important. A new...
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