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Uganda
HNN Team
Immaculate Nakito gave birth prematurely to her daughter at a primary health center near her home in Uganda. After just five and a half months gestation, baby Judith weighed less than two pounds. Recognizing that Judith needed specialized care to survive, her father took her by boda boda in the...
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HNN Team
A recent study on the measurement of service readiness for providing inpatient care of small and sick newborns puts the spotlight on improving monitoring systems, quality of care and investments in health systems scale-up to end preventable newborn death and disability, as discussed in Part 2 in a series of...
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HNN Team
Uganda has made great strides in improving maternal and neonatal outcomes, but there is still work to be done. Both the maternal and neonatal rates are higher than targets set out by the Sustainable Development Goals. The Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi) Study has been monumental in improving outcomes for mothers...
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Every day on the front lines of care, health workers – the majority of them women – answer a calling to provide the care their patients need to live life to the fullest. Without their tireless work at the local level, global progress to save lives and build healthy nations...
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HNN Team
In recent years, Uganda has implemented policies in line with Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.1:improving coverage of essential maternal and neonatal health services without imposing untenable costs on families. Some tangible interventions to implement such policies include: Dispensing Maama kits: These kits contain all supplies necessary for routine clean and safe deliveries,...
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