India: High rate of breastfeeding among Assam mothers

India HNN Team

Breastfeeding rate is strikingly low across the country but Assam shows encouraging trends with 63.1 per cent exclusively going for breastfeed of their children, making it the second highest in the country.

Rwandan mothers best in breastfeeding- report

Rwanda, Kenya HNN Team

“Breastfeeding is not only crucial for tackling malnutrition and saving children’s lives, it also has the potential to have tangible impacts on the economic and social development of countries across Africa.”

IPA Announces 2014 Call for Entries

The African Innovation Foundation has issued the IPA 2014 call for applications.

2013 Round 3 Nominees: Saving Lives at Birth, Grand Challenges for Development

 List of winners from the Saving Lives at Birth Development Exchange

We have no choice: African Union urges action on maternal and child health

HNN Team

“We need to learn from each other and develop an action plan to address maternal and child health challenges on this continent”, President Zuma said. 

Comment: Superfood for Babies

South Africa HNN Team

It’s World Breastfeeding Week and government and Save the Children have joined forces to promote breastfeeding to save children’s lives.

South Africa: Zuma says fewer children born with HIV

South Africa HNN Team

Reports indicate that fewer South African children are being born HIV-positive, according to President Jacob Zuma.

Newborn mortality rate drops in Ukraine

HNN Team

In the early 90s the rate was 17.7 per thousand live births. Tereshchenko stressed that by entering into the international health organization, Ukraine declared to reduce this figure by two thirds till 2015.

Bangladesh summit holds parliaments ‘accountable’ for maternal mortality

Nigeria, Bangladesh, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Malawi, Philippines, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya HNN Team

The Inter-Parlimentary Union organized a summit for MP’s from ten countries to discuss ways in which they could assume more accountability for maternal and newborn health concerns. 

Breastfeeding needs more aid

HNN Team

In his commentary, Dr. Arun Gupta writes that breastfeeding is a public health priority requiring social, political, legal and financial interventions.