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Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths within a Generation This article was originally published on the Health Policy Plus Viewpoints blog. This past August, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ministers of health from 26 countries[1] took a major leap forward when they signed a ministerial declaration committing to end Preventable Maternal,...
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Delegates from 10 countries will gather in Blantyre, Malawi, October 24–26 to discuss how to accelerate the adoption of life-saving care for premature babies, especially increasing the adoption of kangaroo mother care, nutrition, and thermal care interventions. The Government of Malawi and other partners are hosting the fourth meeting of the Kangaroo Mother Care Acceleration Partnership (KAP). Participants will come from six “priority countries” chosen because of their high rates of premature birth and strong political will to take action. For the past three years, newborn health experts from these countries have been sharing research, program experience, and innovations and built a professional network through meetings, site visits, and an online platform. Delegates from four additional countries whose kangaroo mother care acceleration plans have recently gained momentum, are also attending.
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55-year old Hira Devi, a nurse-midwife works in the Jhanjheli Block in the Mandi District of the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India. As a practicing midwife, she travels up to 18 kilometers each time she goes to assist an expecting mother for a safe delivery at home. Hira Devi’s...
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Dynamics between providers and receivers of care in a health care system can have a significant impact on both the quality of care as well as health care outcomes. Near universal health workforce shortages, imbalances in competencies and lack of communication between providers and receivers of care are barriers to...
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Possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI), or neonatal sepsis, is a major cause of mortality among young infants in India, contributing to 33% of neonatal deaths.[1] The Government of India (GOI) launched operational guidelines in 2014 for use of injection gentamicin by auxiliary nurse midwives to manage sepsis in young infants where...
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