All Issues
All Countries
HNN Admin
We are restless for change. UHC2030 is a multi-stakeholder platform that aims to strengthen the global movement for universal health coverage (UHC), and we are calling for urgent action. As stakeholders from governments, civil society, the private sector, development partners, academia, and the media, we are pushing for all countries...
Read More
HNN Admin
By Dr. David Gathara Improved hospital care is needed to reduce newborn mortality in low- and mid-income countries (LMICs). Nurses are essential to the delivery of safe and effective care. In hospitals, they are responsible for initiating and delivering interventions as well as coordinating care provided by other professionals (e.g...
Read More
HNN Admin
By Dr Anu Sachdeva & Dr Ashok Deorari Globally, 2.5 million newborns died in first 28 days in 2017; nearly two-thirds of these deaths were preterm infants (1). In addition, nearly one million newborns survive with developmental delay and cerebral palsy (2). Most of these vulnerable newborns can survive and...
Read More
HNN Admin
Since 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have escaped the systematic violence and oppression they faced in Myanmar in hopes of securing a safer and healthier life for their children. In Cox’s Bazar, a new mother, Azida, recalled her treacherous journey with her family while eight months pregnant. “We fled...
Read More
HNN Admin
This blog was originally published on New Security Beat here. “Midwifery is what women want and what the world needs,” said Anneka Knutsson, Chief, Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) at the Fourth Global Midwifery Symposium held at Women Deliver on June 2, 2019. More than...
Read More