Uganda must cut baby deaths by 42%

Uganda HNN Team

Dr. Hanifah Sengendo of Save the Children Uganda says empowering mothers is the best solution for child survival. “The good news is that we know the causes but we also know what works for children to have a higher survival rate.”  

Uganda: Women on PMTCT in Gulu District Drops

Uganda HNN Team

Health officials express concern that mothers who should be on ARV treatment are not seeking seeking care. 

Plastic Bags to Keep Premature Babies Warm

Zambia, United States of America HNN Team

The skin of premature babies is very thin, and water evaporates quickly through it, sometimes leading to life-threatening heat loss, especially in a poor country where heat on neonatal wards can be unsteady.

Address stigma among HIV positive mothers

Uganda HNN Team

In this opinion piece, Irene Nabusoba discusses the challenges to solving the social stigma of AIDS in Uganda and how to help prevent mother-to-child transmission. 

Rwanda: Deliveries at health centres up by 75 percent – report

Rwanda HNN Team

New data indicates that institutional deliveries in Rwanada moved from 30 percent in 2005 to 75 percent in 2012. The upward trend was attributed to efforts to decentralise health services by setting up health posts closer to where women live for better access. 

Malawi: Rumphi Health Office Bemoans Lack of Male Participation in PMTCT

Malawi HNN Team

The District Health Officer cited cultural beliefs as one of the factors that is forcing some men not to escort their wives to antenatal clinics to access PMTCT.

UNFPA pilots e-learning midwifery education programme in Ghana

Ghana HNN Team

Midwives will soon be using modern innovative technologies to access midwifery education to strengthen their capacity in saving the lives of women during delivery. 

South Africa: Kangaroo mothering a boon for prems

South Africa HNN Team

Mothers in Pretoria talk about the benefits of providing Kangaroo Mother Care to their premature and low birth weight babies.  

Africa: Let’s Make the Next 50 Years Even Better for Children in Africa

This week, African leaders will gather in Ethiopia to celebrate 50 years since the formation of the Organisation of African Unity – now known simply as the African Union.

Women Deliver post—2015

To document progress, barriers, and opportunities in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, the journal’s research section has been expanded to accommodate six studies; more will be published online.