Inequalities in maternal and newborn health discussed by the European Parliament
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Every tenth child in the European Union is born premature and much more could be done to prevent and properly manage the impact of prematurity through the life course of a child, family and society.
Duke study: Home visits to newborns by nurses prevent costly care later
United States of America
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The program, called Durham Connects, costs an average of $700 per family. But in the first year of life, infants served by the program had 50 percent less emergency hospital care, which can cost thousands of dollars.
Malawi: Likuni Hospital receives newborn equipment
Malawi
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The donation of an infant incubator, suction machine, radiant warmer–with an Apgar score timer, will be used to assess and care for the health of newborn children immediately after birth.
Eastern, southern Africa lead the world in cutting child deaths – Unicef
Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of
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Neonatal deaths – that occur in the first 28 days of life – are the hardest to tackle. These vulnerable newborns accounted for 44 per cent of under-five deaths in 2012, according to the Unicef report.
Delivering essential newborn and maternal care to three upazilas in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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On 13 September, UNICEF and partners reveal new numbers on global progress towards ending preventable child deaths
Pakistani nurse wins laurels
Malawi, Pakistan, Kenya
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Bardai is the Head Nurse of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the AKUH and has been striving to reduce the newborn deaths during her ten years working there.
Pakistan: AKU neonatal ICU head nurse wins global award
Malawi, Pakistan, Kenya
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Bardai, the first Pakistani nurse to win the coveted award, shared the honour with Kenyan nurse Christine Sammy, while Netsayi Gowero, a nurse from Malawi, was the runner-up.
Pakistan: Honouring the nation
Malawi, Pakistan, Kenya
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Aga Khan University Hospital nurse Anila Ali Bardai wins global award for excellence in neonatal nursing.
India: ‘Upgrade facilities in Gulbarga district hospital to bring down infant mortality rate’
India
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The protesters were demanding that the State government implement recommendations to conduct regular medical check-up on children up to the age of six, and provide prenatal and postnatal care for women.
The low cost technology saving premature babies’ lives
India
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At Vanivilas hospital in Bangalore the neonatal ICU sees scores of premature babies. Most are born at home, in far off rural areas and are brought here in critical condition.