Uganda: Midwives critical in improving maternal, child health – Mrs Museveni

Uganda HNN Team

The First Lady, Mrs Janet Museveni has launched the Midwives4All campaign in Uganda and applauded the Swedish Government for highlighting the role of midwives in reducing maternal,newborn and child deaths.

Uganda: Home visits curb newborn deaths – research

Uganda HNN Team

If health workers could visit mothers at home during pregnancy and after birth, it would make a difference in saving the lives of newborn babies in Uganda, new research suggests.

New Measures Identified for Newborn Care in Uganda

Uganda HNN Team

Recent evidence from local researchers in Uganda show that a cost-effective package of care linking families, government-mandated village health teams, and health facilities can improve life-saving practices during pregnancy, childbirth and in the first weeks of life.

Uganda: Health ministry directs NMS on resuscitation kits

Uganda HNN Team

Previously, the procurement and supply of the kits had largely depended on donors and had not been adequate or consistent, leading to severe shortages at Health Centres III and IV.

International Women’s Day: the battle for better maternal health care in Uganda

Uganda HNN Team

Jackie Tumuheirwe is a citizen reporter in Uganda determined to hold her government to account over promises on better health for women and newborns.

In Uganda, saving newborns

Uganda HNN Team

The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) Uganda just published a policy brief calling on the Ugandan Government to improve and simplify the procurement of neonatal resuscitation equipment.

Johnson & Johnson Partners with Save the Children to Help Millions of Children over the Next 3 Years

Malawi, Uganda HNN Team

The multi-million dollar, multi-year commitment will cover core mission support; program support to improve newborn survival; local activation; and gift-in-kind services.

Save the Children Uses World Prematurity Day to Refocus Attention on Newborn Deaths

Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya HNN Team

Save the Children country offices will join more than 200 non-government organizations, UN agencies, medical and health organizations across the world in participating in the 4th World Prematurity Day (WPD).

Philips collaborates with PET to commercialize innovative Wind-Up Fetal Heart Rate Monitor

Uganda, Kenya HNN Team

The Philips Africa Innovation Hub has unveiled the first Philips prototype of the Wind-up Fetal Doppler, underpinning their commitment to the partnership. The prototype is subject to clinical testing and regulatory approval, before release for general usage.

Development Partners Commit to a Global Financing Facility to Advance Women’s and Children’s Health

Uganda HNN Team

The meeting saw partners commit resources to the global efforts to improve maternal and child health, including the Global Financing Facility, which will prioritise investment in the health of women and children.