Australia Supports Maternal and Child Health in the Pacific

HNN Team

Australia will provide up to $85 million over four years to Pacific Island countries to protect the lives of mothers, newborn babies and children

Adieu to a friend indeed

Pakistan HNN Team

Question and Answer with Dr. Dr. Khalif Bile Mohamud, who shows the way forward to health in Pakistan.

IRIN In Brief: Indonesia to provide poor with safer maternal care

Indonesia HNN Team

The Indonesian government announced it would fund deliveries performed by skilled birth attendants for three million poor women in 2011 in a bid to reduce the maternal mortality rate.

ZIMBABWE: Low breastfeeding rates threaten PMTCT efforts

Zimbabwe HNN Team

One of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country’s prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme.

Another Bold Tackle on Infant Mortality

Nigeria HNN Team

 Available statistics on the rate of infant mortality in developing countries of the world and particularly on the African continent are frightening.

‘Baby-Friendly Hospitals’ Make Breastfeeding Easier

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PAHO recommends 10 steps health facilities can take to create supportive environments

Breastfeeding key to saving children’s lives

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During World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries, WHO reiterates its call on health facilities and health workers to implement ten steps to help mothers breastfeed successfully and improve their babies’ health and chances of survival.

African Leaders Pledge Action on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: Save the Children Urges Follow-Through that Could Save Millions

Save the Children: Political Will is the Silver Bullet Solution

African Leaders Agree on Ways Forward on Maternal and Child Health

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UNFPA: The high-level debate which opened in Kampala, Uganda, yesterday on “Promoting Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa, ended this evening with an agreement by Africa’s leaders…

A Special Forum for Gulf Nurses Concludes in Dubai

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More than 120 Pediatric Nurses from the Gulf region attend "Trusted Golden Care Forum", hosted by Pfizer Nutrition Gulf, discussing the latest updates in the care of infants and young children