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HNN Team
By Miski Abdi Building a healthier planet starts with the simplest of actions and requires us all. Even the smallest members of society have a powerful role to play. Mothers and their young infants might seem to some like the unlikeliest of actors in the global climate change efforts, but...
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As of March 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and the virus had spread to many countries and territories. While COVID-19 continues to spread, communities must take action to prevent further transmission, reduce the negative impacts of the outbreak and...
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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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HNN Team
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of health services in many poorer countries, leaving women and children especially vulnerable. Governments urgently need to double down on the provision of basic care if years of progress are not to be lost. The worst health crisis in a century has already...
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In the recently held global event Lives in the Balance COVID-19 Summit, the global and regional newborn health community showcased their efforts in assisting countries to protect, preserve and track the delivery of good quality care to every woman and newborn during the COVID-19 Pandemic. As the world faces the...
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