Civil Society ask government to address Uganda’s health worker crisis

Uganda HNN Team

The coalition says prioritizing health worker production, motivation, recruitment and retention in the current financial year (2013/14) budget is an urgent priority, especially for undeserved and hard to reach districts. 

Inova, partner to develop software predicting premature births

United States of America HNN Team

Premature birth is a high-stakes problem to solve for researchers. In addition to causing nearly 10,000 deaths annually, pregnancies that end before the 37-week mark cost the American health system about $28 billion a year.

Minister of Public Health holds talks with his South African counterpart

South Africa HNN Team

The two sides exchanged views on various issues and challenges facing the governments of the two countries, particularly regarding the improvement of mothers and children’s health.

Zambia: Newborn health care boosted

Zambia HNN Team

In a bid to prioritize maternal, newborn and child health the government has launched the Newborn Health Scale-up Frame.

We have no choice: African Union urges action on maternal and child health

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“We need to learn from each other and develop an action plan to address maternal and child health challenges on this continent”, President Zuma said. 

Newborn mortality rate drops in Ukraine

HNN Team

In the early 90s the rate was 17.7 per thousand live births. Tereshchenko stressed that by entering into the international health organization, Ukraine declared to reduce this figure by two thirds till 2015.

Bangladesh summit holds parliaments ‘accountable’ for maternal mortality

Nigeria, Bangladesh, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Malawi, Philippines, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya HNN Team

The Inter-Parlimentary Union organized a summit for MP’s from ten countries to discuss ways in which they could assume more accountability for maternal and newborn health concerns. 

Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice At USAID’s Saving Lives at Birth Event

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We need to harness our power for progress and put it to work improving the lives of people around the world.  That’s the spirit the Obama Administration has brought to all of our development work. 

Liberia Celebrates Progress toward Ending Preventable Child Deaths, and Commits to Accelerate Child Mortality Reduction

Liberia HNN Team

In spite of the progress made in Liberia, neonatal mortality is still high at 27/1,000 live births, thus significantly slowing Liberia’s progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goal 4 by 2015.

‘Saving Lives At Birth – a Grand Challenge for Development’ Names 53 Finalists for Innovative Solutions to Infant/Maternal Mortality

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Saving Lives at Birth is currently in its third award round and has funded 39 innovations to date, helping to address the 150,000 maternal deaths, 1.6 million neo-natal deaths, and 1.2 million stillbirths that occur each year.