Rwanda: MoH to promote Kangaroo Mother Care to help save premature babies
Rwanda, Colombia
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“We fully support kangaroo care and we need to discover more about it. We intend to roll it out in all health centres across the country and inculcate it in our early child development,” Minister Binagwaho added.
Study: Preterm Birth Complications Leading Cause of Death for Young Children
Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola, Bangladesh, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya
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The rise in deaths from preterm birth complications actually coincides with a dramatic decline in the worldwide mortality rate of children under five.
10,000 Happy Birthdays
Malawi, Zambia
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ICM and Laerdal Global Health joined hands in an effort to help at least 10,000 mothers and newborn babies survive in Malawi and Zambia by the end of 2016 and make 10,000 happy birthdays.
Wellbeing Foundation Africa Calls for Increased Investment in Midwives at State of the World’s Midwifery 2014 Launch
Nigeria
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the Wellbeing Foundation Africa continues to reiterate the need for increased investment in the training and continuous development of midwives in order to save the lives of the thousands of Nigerian women who die annually from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.
Bangladesh: Policy discussion on maternal and newborn health
Bangladesh
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Speakers said that although maternal and newborn health are inextricably linked, program efforts addressing the health of mothers and infants are often planned, managed, and delivered separately.
China Promotes Midwifery for Women and Newborns
China
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China should build an independent midwife profession by separating the service from nursing, experts said on November 4 in a workshop in Beijing.
Nigeria renews efforts to save newborns, mothers
Nigeria
HNN Team
The Nigeria Newborn Health Conference was convened to build synergy and commitment toward ending preventable newborn deaths and renewing the momentum for newborn survival.
November Is Prematurity Awareness Month
HNN Team
Next month, organizations and individuals around the globe will observe Prematurity Awareness Month and World Prematurity Day.
250,000 Nigeria’s babies die in first month – Minister
Nigeria
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The Ministry’s Director of Family Health, Dr. Balami Wonpada decried low efforts from both state and local governments, adding that since the local councils were closer to the people at the grassroots, the council should make it a mandate to prioritise the situation.
Minister Tasks Stakeholders To Strengthen Primary Healthcare
Nigeria
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The Minister made the call in Abuja at the opening of a national conference on newborn health organised by the ministry in collaboration with stakeholders in the health sector.