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Preterm birth is now the leading cause of child deaths, accounting for more than 1 in 5 of all deaths of children occurring before their 5th birthday. The seminal report, “Born too soon: decade of action on preterm birth”, launched in May 2023, sounds the alarm on this “silent emergency”...
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This story is part of the My #BornTooSoon Story Blog Series, you can read the rest of the blogs here. It was originally published here. (more…)
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This blog was written by Andrea Garcia and originally published by Save the Children. World Breastfeeding Week 2023 aims to promote breastfeeding by making a difference for working mothers and fathers. But what happens when people lose their right to work due to emergency situations? Not only is the right to work lost...
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It has been a dynamic year for mortality data, with the release of multiple, county-level mortality datasets in the past twelve months. However, in updating the Newborn Numbers, it is clear the data trends for maternal and newborn mortality, including stillbirths, show stagnated progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals...
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This blog was originally posted on AlignMNH and shared here with permission. Worldwide, 1 in every 74 people have been forced to flee their home. 108.4 million people are currently displaced, and more than half are women and girls. Globally, crises continue to become increasingly complex and compounded as conflict, infectious disease outbreaks, and...
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