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Beginning in 2000 with a ground-breaking grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) marked the first newborn health program of its kind, elevating Save the Children’s contribution to the area of newborn health. It is an unprecedented legacy, shared with partners around the globe. Save...
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This post was originally posted on The Lancet By Samira Asma et al Background The UN General Assembly launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September, 2015. The original global SDG framework included 17 goals, 169 targets, and 232 unique indicators. Of these, 12 goals, 33 targets, and 57 indicators...
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According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) key facts on maternal mortality [1], 99% of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries while most of the health-care solutions to prevent or manage complications leading to deaths are known. To reduce maternal deaths, it is important to identify and address barriers...
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This blog was originally published by the World Bank here. Birth registration refers to the permanent and official recording of a child's existence by a country’s administration or government. In many economies in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as some countries in South Asia, birth registration in rural areas is...
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This post was originally published as a commentary in the Journal of Global Health here. Alongside the Sustainable Development Goals is a call for a “data revolution” that will “monitor progress, hold governments accountable, and foster sustainable development”. With recent technological advances, the amount and types of data available to...
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