India: Boost in fight against baby deaths – Siliguri gets new unit for free special care for infants

India

A special unit to offer free treatment to newborns with life threatening diseases was launched at Siliguri District Hospital today as part of the Bengal government’s goal to bring down infant mortality in the state.

NeoNatal Deaths on the Rise

  According to a report released by UNICEF, India alone accounts for 2.1 million annual neonatal deaths out of the grand total of 3.1 million neonatal deaths in South Asia.

Uganda Declared Tetanus Free

Uganda

 The World Health Organisation yesterday declared Uganda one of the 20 countries that have eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus disease. 

Educate Mothers on Newborn Health Care

Ghana

Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu-Mills has urged midwives, community health nurses and other health professionals to educate pregnant and nursing mothers on the provisions of quality newborn healthcare for their babies.

Pampers and UNICEF aim to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in Yemen

Yemen

Pampers is once again joining hands with UNICEF in their fight to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in Yemen. The global campaign, 1 Pack = 1 Life saving Vaccine has already helped protect 100 million women and their babies from MNT since 2006.

Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children

 WHO’s first ever list of priority medicines for maternal and child health recommends to countries which medicines are most important for saving lives.

Pakistan: Save the Children Provides Critical Health Services to Vulnerable Mothers and Children

Pakistan

100,000 Pregnant Women at Risk in Flood-Hit Pakistan – As the devastating floods in Pakistan continue to cause misery for millions of families, Save the Children reports that tens of thousands of newborn babies and their mothers could be in serious danger.

Infections cause 68 pct of child deaths, study finds

The study, published in the Lancet on Wednesday, found that infectious diseases caused 68 percent of deaths in under fives, led by pneumonia (18 percent, 1.58 million children), diarrhea (15 percent, 1.34 million) and malaria (8 percent, 0.73 million).

A tremendous investment: $110 million to wipe out maternal and neonatal tetanus

HNN Team

UNICEF has been selected by Kiwanis International as a finalist for a Worldwide Service Project that could save millions of mothers and their newborn babies..

Save the Children Featured in BBC World “Invisible Lives” Documentary

Nepal, Malawi

 Save the Children’s Newborn Health Expert, Dr. Joy Lawn, Examines How Nepal and Malawi Make Gains in Saving Newborn Lives; Film Airing on January 26-29