Saving “Every Woman, Every Child”: Canada ‘Incubates’ 22 Bold New Ideas

Bangladesh, India, Peru, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Kenya HNN Team

Innovators worldwide receive seed grants to help Bangladesh garment workers express, store breast milk, assist with childbirths in remote areas via mobile telecommunications, stabilize vaccines without refrigeration, produce snacks from rice bran waste to fight children’s iron deficiency.

Parteras, mujeres que dan y salvan vidas

Bangladesh, Uganda HNN Team

La ugandesa Agnes Kasaigi y la bangladeshí Ponita Rana Raha comparten su experiencia con eldiario.es tras recibir en Praga el Premio a la Mejor Matrona del Mundo 2014.

Medics warn Uganda on maternal and infant death rates

Uganda HNN Team

Despite more facility births taking place, many of the staff are under qualified.

Ugandan midwife receives international award

Uganda HNN Team

Kasaigi, who was among 56 midwives from 17 countries nominated for the award, accepted the award at the 30th Triennial ICM Congress in Prague.

Ugandan wins midwifery award

Uganda HNN Team

Based in Buwenge Hospital in Jinja District, the midwife was recognised for her expertise in helping revive babies who have trouble breathing at birth.

Let communities lead health advocacy for better results

Uganda

The recently launched State of the World’s Mothers report indicated that Uganda isn’t a safe place yet to be a mother with estimated 16 mothers dying daily due to birth related complications and many more living with debilitating effects for the rest of their lives.

World Vision calls for action at World Health Assembly on plan to end preventable newborn deaths

Cameroon, Uganda HNN Team

World Vision’s WHA side event on Wednesday, 21 May, will bring together global health experts and government ministers to discuss the Every Newborn Action Plan.

Improve funding for saving Uganda’s newborn babies

Uganda

In many Ugandan communities, the pregnancy is called ekintu or a thing, and babies are not named until one month when survival is more assured.

Uganda: Kangaroo Mother Care Saves Babies

Uganda HNN Team

Nakaseke Hospital in Uganda uses Kangaroo Mother Care to help preterm and low birth weight babies survive.

Deaths of newborn babies are not inevitable

Uganda HNN Team

There is no such opportunity to solve a problem like the one you have when you know the cause. Research has identified high impact, cost-effective solutions to tackle each of these causes.