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This commentary was originally published by BMJ By Jennifer Requejo et al Embedded within the framework of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG) for 2030 is the principle of equity, with the aim of reaching universal health coverage. Soon after the framework was adopted in 2015, the Every Woman...
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By Gloria Siseho More than 500 people across the Oshana region gathered to celebrate the World Prematurity Day on 18 November in Namibia, a country where 54% of neonatal deaths are due to prematurity and low birth weight. The day was officiated by the Ministry of Health and Social Services...
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By Shyam Sharan Pathak and Fatima Gohar With a newborn mortality rate of 38.5 per 1,000 live births and stillbirth rate 35.5 per 1,000 total births respectively, Somalia is one of the countries with the poorest newborn health indicators globally. To help address the situation, the Ministry of Health and...
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By Luwei Pearson Globally, the number of neonatal deaths declined from 5.0 million in 1990 to 2.5 million in 2018 – in other words, there were 7,000 deaths every day in 2018 compared to 14,000 in 1990. Neonatal deaths accounted for around 47 per cent of all under-five deaths in...
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By Heta Kosonen and Tedbabe Hailegebriel Post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) - extensive bleeding within the first 24 hours from childbirth – is the leading global cause of maternal deaths. Every year, more than 14 million women suffer from PPH. Nearly 140,000 of them lose their lives. 99 per cent of the...
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