Nepal: Pact for maternal, neonatal care

Nepal HNN Team

UNICEF is set to assist the government in scaling up MNCH interventions in the National Health Sector Programme II (NHSP II).  

Nigeria: CSOs Question Govt Commitment On 15 Percent Budget for Health

Nigeria, Ghana HNN Team

MamaYe called on President Goodluck to "explain which significant results Nigeria has achieved" since 2001 when Abuja Declaration came into force.

Tanzania: Government Pushes to Reduce Child, Maternal Mortality

Tanzania, United Republic of HNN Team

Investment in training nurse leaders aims to improve ability to meet national and international health targets. 

Madhya Pradesh gets national award for newborn care arrangements

India HNN Team

In recent years, Madhya Pradesh has initiated a number of measures for improving newborn and maternal health indices.

Southeast Asia’s largest neonatal intensive care unit now operational

HNN Team

Southeast Asia’s largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is now operational — sited at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, the facility has a capacity of 32 beds, and is equipped with advanced features and technology.

GSK & Save the Children: $1M Healthcare Innovation Award to Fight Child Mortality

HNN Team

This award seeks to identify and reward developments in healthcare which have proven successful in reducing child deaths.

Seattle Children’s Hospital Receives Designation as First Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Washington

United States of America HNN Team

Seattle Children’s NICU offers advanced modes of imaging as well as the state’s most experienced specialists in neonatal nursing, respiratory care, nutrition, pharmacy, physical therapy and all medical and surgical subspecialities – all available 24/7.

Uganda: Better funding of health sector to save newborns

Uganda HNN Team

For Uganda to achieve the MDGs, Save the Children recommended that Uganda should uphold the Abuja Declaration where it committed to spend up to 15% of its national budget on the health sector.

Rebuilding Zimbabwe’s Health System

Zimbabwe HNN Team

Zimbabwe’s health sector, once among the best in sub-Saharan Africa, collapsed during the nation’s 2008 economic crisis caused public hospitals to temporarily close down while skilled health workers left the country in droves to pursue better opportunities elsewhere.

Malawi: Most Children Die From Preventable Causes – Minister

Malawi HNN Team

"We reduced our newborn mortality rate by 44 percent since 1990, in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) 4 and 5," said Gotani Hara.