Aiming to Eliminate Preventable Child Deaths
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"If we can give a newborn the healthiest possible start in life, we give him a better chance at a healthy and resilient childhood".
India: ‘Pre-term babies can live well if managed properly’
India
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Doctors in India say cases of prematurity could be prevented if pregnant women underwent heath and nutrition assessments before giving birth.
Rwanda: More Women Deliver in Hospitals
Rwanda
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In 2000, only 10 percent of women in Rwanda delivered in a proper health facility. By 2010 that number had increased to 69 percent.
Under-five child deaths still high in Malawi
Malawi
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Despite being on track to meet MDG4, more women need to be visiting antenatal care facilities in the first trimester.
Pakistan: Call to keep maternal, child health on priority
Pakistan
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Doctors at RMNCH seminar advocate for increased attention to maternal, newborn and child health in Pakistan.
Indonesia struggles with too many premature births
Indonesia
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A recent multi-agency report ranked Indonesia among 10 countries worldwide with the highest number of pre-term births.
FedEx Helps Save Newborn Lives by Providing Free Shipment of Neonatal Equipment
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FedEx visits the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Da Nang Women and Children’s Hospital.
New Partnership Brings Key Leaders in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Together to Improve Quality of Care in Low-Income Countries
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Survive and Thrive launched to improve survival rates for women and children around the world.
New treatment could tackle preventable causes of death for newborns in sub-Saharan Africa
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Researchers find alarming prevalence of malaria and sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women and call for urgent trials.
Saving the lives of mothers and newborns in remote areas of Nepal
Nepal
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One Heart World-Wide, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of maternal and neonatal deaths, has been setting up birthing centers in Nepal.