Global Fund Results Show Dramatic Gains
Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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In the first half of 2013, the number of pregnant women living with HIV who have received a complete course of ARV therapy to prevent transmission to their unborn children under programs supported by the Global Fund grew from 1.7 to 2.1 million.
‘Intensifed’ Global Effort Needed to Further Cut Child Deaths: Report
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While mortality rates are dropping among children under 5, researchers says more could be done.
Tanzania: Stakeholders Want Budget Allocation to Health Sector Increased
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Child Health Now says that the neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania had been reduced from 32 in 2004 to 26 deaths per 1000 live births by 2010.
Significant reductions in under-five child mortality worldwide, says recent UNICEF“A Promise Renewed” Report, yet much work remains
Guinea
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It is even more distressing that so many of these children die within the first day and month of their life. In Guinea more than 29 out of 1000 babies (a total of 15,000 babies) died in 2012 before completing their first month of life, a great tragedy for the parents and a great loss … Continued
UN: Global child deaths down by almost half since 1990
Nigeria, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Pakistan
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“Care for mother and baby in the first 24 hours of any child’s life is critical for the health and wellbeing of both,” says Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General at WHO. “Up to half of all newborn deaths occur within the first day.”
Kenya hopes free maternal care will save more children from HIV
Kenya
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New government statistics highlight the need to help and persuade women more women to use maternal health services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
MamaNatalie Birth Simulator Provides ‘Realistic And Affordable Training In Maternal And Newborn Care’
Tanzania, United Republic of
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The Helping Babies Breathe training program in Tanzania has been using MamaNatalie since 2010, and has reduced newborn deaths linked to asphyxia by 47 percent, ABC News reported.
AMREF to train 3,800 midwives
Tanzania, United Republic of
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What we need to do more is to upgrade the skills of at least 2,800 existing health workers using e-learning and an additional 1,000 nurses and midwives through pre-service training by 2015,” said Amref Tanzania Country Director, Dr Festus Ilako.
International partners seek to reduce inequities that lead to maternal and child deaths in the Americas
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A high-level conference is being convened in Panama City, September 10-12, hosted by the Government of Panama and organized by a partnership of seven international agencies
Six northern Ghana hospitals get newborn intensive care units
Ghana
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The units, which are stocked with equipment such as resuscitation tables, newborn baby warmers and suction, machines are to help strengthen neonatal support services in the hospitals to reduce infant mortality to help the country attain the Millennium Development Goals.