Nepal: Big boost for childcare plan

Nepal HNN Team

Nepal looks to strengthen continuum of care with Female Community Health Worker program. 

Pakistan: Call to keep maternal, child health on priority

Pakistan HNN Team

Doctors at RMNCH seminar advocate for increased attention to maternal, newborn and child health in Pakistan.  

Nepal: Neonatal mortality rate decreases to 3 pc: Report

Nepal HNN Team

Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population recognizes gains made in the decrease of newborn mortality must be expanded to continue progress.  

Save the Children: Don’t dilute breastfeeding provisions of Milk Code

Philippines HNN Team

Save the Children has advised lawmakers in the Philippines to not tamper with the Milk Code because of the benefits of breastfeeding over milk substitutes. 

FIGO 2012: The FIGO LOGIC Initiative: Working towards better maternal and newborn health

Ethiopia, Nigeria, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, India, Mozambique, Uganda HNN Team

 The LOGIC Initiative created by FIGO aims to improve maternal and newborn health policy and practice in eight countries in Africa and South Asia. 

APEC ministers discuss investing in human capital, promoting healthy lifestyles, and maternal and child health

 A Joint Statement was issued. Items on investing in human capital, promoting healthy lifestyles, and maternal and child health are highlighted

India: Newborn care unit to come up in Gumla district

India HNN Team

New state initiative to add sick newborn care unit (SNCU) to several communities in Indian state of Jharkhand seeks to reduce infant mortality rate.  

Groundbreaking Intervention Will Save Infants’ Lives

Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan HNN Team

The application of chlorhexidine on a newborn’s umbilical cord soon after birth can greatly reduce the risk of infection.

Indonesia struggles with too many premature births

Indonesia HNN Team

A recent multi-agency report ranked Indonesia among 10 countries worldwide with the highest number of pre-term births.

Preterm birth: an emerging threat to newborn survival

Bangladesh HNN Team

Preterm birth complications are now the leading cause of death in newborns and accounts for 45% of all newborn deaths in Bangladesh.