Kangaroo Mother Care Endorsed by Major Pediatric, Obstetric, Nursing, and Midwifery Associations
WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 16, 2016 Representatives of six major US and international health professional associations released an International Policy Statement for Universal Use of Kangaroo Mother Care for Preterm and Low Birthweight Infants (https://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/resource/kmcjointstatement) at a press event held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, November 15. The event, timed to coincide … Continued
Vietnamese neonatal nurse wins int’l award
Vietnamese nurse Nguyen Thi Minh Hong has been named the winner of the International Neonatal Nursing Excellence Awards 2016 for her dedication to mothers and babies in one of Vietnam’s poorest areas over the past three decades. Hong was honored at the Ninth International Conference of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) in Canada on August 15. She and … Continued
Nurse wins global award for efforts in saving newborns
“When I was a young girl, I dreamed of becoming a nurse to help mothers and newborns. The dream came to pass.”
Pakistani nurse wins laurels
Bardai is the Head Nurse of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the AKUH and has been striving to reduce the newborn deaths during her ten years working there.
Pakistan: AKU neonatal ICU head nurse wins global award
Bardai, the first Pakistani nurse to win the coveted award, shared the honour with Kenyan nurse Christine Sammy, while Netsayi Gowero, a nurse from Malawi, was the runner-up.
Pakistan: Honouring the nation
Aga Khan University Hospital nurse Anila Ali Bardai wins global award for excellence in neonatal nursing.
Good Morning Ulster: Neonatal Nursing Winners Interviewed
BBC radio show interviews two award-winning neonatal nurses from Kenya and Pakistan to discuss the state of newborn health in their countries and ways in which they are working to reduce newborn mortality.
Neonatal Care is Crucial to Improving The Lives of Babies Born too Soon, too Small or too Sick– Poots
This gathering aims to translate the latest findings in the field in clinical practice and provides an opportunity to share clinical research, education and management work with a leading and diverse faculty of practitioners and special interest groups.