Free maternity services in Kenya see increase in attended births

Kenya HNN Team

A hospital in Nyamira County, Kenya, has disclosed that the number of births it attended increased by 12.5 per cent between May and June 2013.

TRAction Issues RFA for Recognition of Neonatal Complications

 RFA from USAID and URC.

Minister of Public Health holds talks with his South African counterpart

South Africa HNN Team

The two sides exchanged views on various issues and challenges facing the governments of the two countries, particularly regarding the improvement of mothers and children’s health.

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. 

Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice At USAID’s Saving Lives at Birth Event

HNN Team

We need to harness our power for progress and put it to work improving the lives of people around the world.  That’s the spirit the Obama Administration has brought to all of our development work. 

Liberia Celebrates Progress toward Ending Preventable Child Deaths, and Commits to Accelerate Child Mortality Reduction

Liberia HNN Team

In spite of the progress made in Liberia, neonatal mortality is still high at 27/1,000 live births, thus significantly slowing Liberia’s progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goal 4 by 2015.

‘Saving Lives At Birth – a Grand Challenge for Development’ Names 53 Finalists for Innovative Solutions to Infant/Maternal Mortality

HNN Team

Saving Lives at Birth is currently in its third award round and has funded 39 innovations to date, helping to address the 150,000 maternal deaths, 1.6 million neo-natal deaths, and 1.2 million stillbirths that occur each year.

Nepal: Pact for maternal, neonatal care

Nepal HNN Team

UNICEF is set to assist the government in scaling up MNCH interventions in the National Health Sector Programme II (NHSP II).  

Pakistan: Government to focus on health of infants, mothers

Pakistan HNN Team

Legislation in Pakistan is under way for the establishment of the Punjab Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Authority.

Nigeria’s Health Ministry begins major moves to reduce HIV in children

Nigeria HNN Team

Nasarawa state, with support from partners, is already demonstrating catalytic progress in its scale-up of PMTCT efforts