In Sierra Leone, First Lady Launches “MamaYe” Campaign

Sierra Leone HNN Team

She said the campaign will be acting as a catalyst for change in issues surrounding maternal and newborn deaths, adding that the key activities of the MamaYe campaign are to build the capacity to track health and maternal and newborn health and also the flow of finance. 

Nigeria ranks low in global maternal, newborn risk indices

Nigeria HNN Team

According to the report: “Nigeria has the 12th highest rate of first-day death in the world, making Nigeria one of the riskiest places to be born, as well as one of the countries with the most first-day deaths. 

We must work to save babies’ lives

Ethiopia, United States of America

Danae Ireland is a local nurse who recently traveled with Save the Children to Ethiopia to view firsthand what can be done to overcome high newborn and child mortality.

Phase 2 of HSS Grant in Ethiopia Will Focus on Strengthening the Health Workforce

Ethiopia HNN Team

HEWs account for 47% of the health workforce in Ethiopia and are involved in delivering a basic package of health and nutritional services, and promoting hygiene and sanitation.

Nigeria and State of the World’s Mothers Report

Nigeria, Rwanda HNN Team

Nigeria’s performance in improving maternal and newborn survival in an international context needs to be addressed. 

Save the Children teams up with GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline will pay for the training of more healthcare workers who will dispense medicines and give vaccinations

GlaxoSmithKline launches Africa charity partnership

Britain’s biggest drug manufacturer has launched a new partnership with Save the Children to develop medicines to tackle child mortality in Africa.

Uganda: If only parents could see their babies’ first smiles

Uganda HNN Team

A mother gives a first-person account of the birth of her child and how skilled midwives and low-cost interventions can save many newborn lives in Uganda and around the world.  

Uganda among the 50 riskiest places for mothers in the world

Uganda HNN Team

The index pointed out that in 2011, the country was losing 90 of its children under-five years out of every 1,000 live births.?? 

Democratic Republic of Congo World’s Toughest Place to Be a Mother, Finland the Best-Save the Children

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the toughest place in the world to be a mother.