Patterns and Trends in the Attributable Fractions of under-5 Years Hospitalization and Inpatient Death for Neonates, Infectious Diseases, and Severe Acute Malnutrition in Yemen: A Retrospective Data Analysis
© 2017 Salem M. Banajeh; Licensee Lifescience Global
Yemen
Salem Banajeh
Neonatal death proportion of under-5 mortality is alarmingly high in Yemen. With the ongoing military conflict since 2015, interventions to improve neonatal survival are urgently required. I recently published an epidemiological retrospective study in Al-Sabeen Hospital for Women and Children located in Sana’a, Yemen. The study examined the patterns and trends of hospitalization and inpatient … Continued
The Women of Rural Zambia Walk Miles to Give Birth
Vice
Zambia
HNN Team
“I had to use a blanket to cover myself and the whole time I was worried an animal would come and take my baby.” Hariane hadn’t heard the expression “Life is about the journey, not the destination.” To this modest young mother living in rural Zambia, her life, and that of her newborn daughter, was very … Continued
Highlights from the 2nd Uganda Maternal – Newborn Symposium
Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal Newborn Health Research
Uganda
Kakaire Ayub Kirunda
Study shows new method to test premature babies
Daily Monitor
Uganda
Kakaire Ayub Kirunda
In the absence of weighing scales, measuring the size of a baby’s foot using the foot length card and danger sign screening cards can help identify if a baby is premature or has low birth weight, a new study has shown.
Community engagement key to maternal and neonatal health – study
New Vision
Uganda
Kakaire Ayub Kirunda
Findings from a four-year study (2012-2015) conducted by Makerere School of Public Health in Eastern Uganda have revealed a significant correlation between maternal health and community participation.
UNICEF and EU save new-born lives in rural Ethiopia
UNICEF Ethiopia
Ethiopia
dredman
By Efa Workineh, CBNC Project Officer, Save the Children, Ethiopia; Tadesse Bekele, Regional Programme Manager, Save the Children, Ethiopia; Hailemariam Legesse, Health Specialist, UNICEF Ethiopia;…
A pledge to action on congenital disorders
Tanzania, United Republic of
HNN Team
Close to 300 participants from 37 countries attended The 7th International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World (ICBD) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from September 21-24, 2015.
Call to action to improve the health of women, children and adolescents worldwide
The 15 papers, co-authored by WHO, outline the current evidence, identify successes as well as critical gaps in progress, and highlight key priorities to end preventable deaths and build resilient and prosperous societies.
Infant, maternal health voices for global hearings
Tanzania, United Republic of
HNN Team
Tanzanians` voices on health issues collected in the run-up to White Ribbon Day will be shared at the Global Citizen Hearing to be held during the World Health Assembly.
India: Mobilizing community support key to good maternal and child health
India
HNN Team
The White Ribbon Alliance is working with World Vision International, Save the Children and many other partners to organise national and district level citizens’ hearings in at least 30 countries in the first half of 2015.