Nigeria and State of the World’s Mothers Report

Nigeria, Rwanda HNN Team

Nigeria’s performance in improving maternal and newborn survival in an international context needs to be addressed. 

Why are moms in America lagging?

United States of America

 In Save the Children’s annual index on the State of the World’s Mothers, the U.S. fell from 25 to 30 this year, says Carolyn Miles.

Save the Children teams up with GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline will pay for the training of more healthcare workers who will dispense medicines and give vaccinations

GlaxoSmithKline launches Africa charity partnership

Britain’s biggest drug manufacturer has launched a new partnership with Save the Children to develop medicines to tackle child mortality in Africa.

Uganda: If only parents could see their babies’ first smiles

Uganda HNN Team

A mother gives a first-person account of the birth of her child and how skilled midwives and low-cost interventions can save many newborn lives in Uganda and around the world.  

India Leads World in First-Day Newborn Deaths

India HNN Team

Save the Children said governments must step up to fight high infant mortality rates in South Asia, by addressing issues like chronic malnutrition. The group says more than 1,000 babies die every day in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to preventable causes. 

Uganda among the 50 riskiest places for mothers in the world

Uganda HNN Team

The index pointed out that in 2011, the country was losing 90 of its children under-five years out of every 1,000 live births.?? 

Democratic Republic of Congo World’s Toughest Place to Be a Mother, Finland the Best-Save the Children

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the toughest place in the world to be a mother.

India has the highest incidence of maternal deaths, finds report

India HNN Team

Despite a decade of rapid economic growth in India, government-run programmes don’t reach those who need them most. Nearly 75% of newborn mortality can be reduced by improving access to affordable medicines and timely life-saving interventions, the report said. 

Pakistan is the most dangerous place in Asia to be born: Report

Pakistan HNN Team

Save the Children Director Health and Nutrition Dr Qudsia Uzma said the 0.9 per cent annual decrease in infant mortality in the country was lower than the global average of 2.1 per cent.