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Importance of MPDSR Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) is a critical approach for improving quality of care for maternal and neonatal health. MPDSR is also instrumental to inform advocacy, policy, planning, service delivery and accountability towards ending preventable maternal and neonatal mortality. The practice of MPDSR facilitates...
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An innovative community health programme providing financial incentives to health workers led to a 28% reduction in neonatal mortality in rural Uganda The World Health Organisation estimates that about one child in 13 born on the African continent dies before reaching the age of five. What makes this figure even...
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On World Prematurity Day, Every Preemie—SCALE joins the global community in highlighting the importance of “Working together: partnering with families in the care of small and sick newborns”. Each year 1 in 10 babies around the world are born preterm, or before 37 weeks gestation, and many others have life-threatening...
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Nutrition International (NI) is proud to be joining peers from around the world at the 12th International Conference on Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Bogota, Colombia this week as well as recognizing World Prematurity Day on November 17. This is an important time to challenge ourselves on what more we...
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On the surface, health records with completed rows of four antenatal care (ANC) visits for each woman, show great success. Indicators on antenatal care coverage – at least one visit and at least four visits – focused efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on increasing the number of ANC...
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