Uganda: Health ministry directs NMS on resuscitation kits

Uganda HNN Team

Previously, the procurement and supply of the kits had largely depended on donors and had not been adequate or consistent, leading to severe shortages at Health Centres III and IV.

Saving newborn babies, one embrace at a time

Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam HNN Team

The First Embrace, a regional launch in 37 countries, says Dr. Silvestre, is taking off from the Philippine experience of changing the way we care for our babies, especially immediately after birth, as well as changing our practices for mothers.

A Call To Action – Investing In Reproductive Health Saves Lives And Money

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Women and girls who are able to plan their births and stay healthy are better able to complete their education, participate more fully and productively in the labour force, accumulate higher household savings, and raise healthier and better educated children.

A $20 gadget that can save 70,000 mothers a year

India, Pakistan HNN Team

Using a simple traffic-light system, it can also alert healthcare workers in rural communities when a pregnant woman’s blood pressure is dangerously high – ensuring that she can be moved to hospital for life-saving care.

Kenya’s First Lady explains why Beyond Zero

Kenya HNN Team

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta’s motivation in her Beyond Zero campaign is to ensure that no woman or child will die due to lack of maternal services.

International Women’s Day: the battle for better maternal health care in Uganda

Uganda HNN Team

Jackie Tumuheirwe is a citizen reporter in Uganda determined to hold her government to account over promises on better health for women and newborns.

Philippines: Midwife feels ‘Unang Yakap’ gains

Philippines HNN Team

EINC is a set of evidence-based practices recommended by the Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and the WHO as the standard of care in all births by skilled attendants in all government and private settings.

Strengthen the commitment to save new mothers and newborns

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Michael Gerson’s powerful Feb. 24 op-ed column, “Saving lives at the start,” brought into sharp focus one of the great health challenges of the 21st century — stubbornly high maternal- and newborn-mortality rates in Africa and South Asia.

Professional midwives set to improve maternal and child health in Bangladesh

Bangladesh HNN Team

“The people of Bangladesh need services at the community level,” explains Salma Khatun, an assistant professor of reproductive health who has been deputized by the government’s Directorate of Nursing Services.

In much of the world, the survival of newborns cannot be taken for granted

Tanzania, United Republic of HNN Team

The suddenness of this little girl’s death, so soon after her welcome to the world, made it seem particularly cruel. To the nurses, however, it was hardly unusual.