How Far With Nigeria’s Call to Action On Newborn Health?
New op-ed by Dr. Aminu Magashi highlights the policies guiding maternal and newborn health in Nigeria.
G7 Call to Action on Health
It is critical that the G7 continue its work on supporting health which is one of the group’s greatest achievements. A number of global NGOs have come together to call on the G7 to take action.
India: Union Govt concerned over 80 per cent mortality among neonatal population caused by pneumonia & diarrhoea
These diseases continue to be leading causes of deaths in the country attributing to about 80 per cent of the overall under-5 mortality, says Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Strengthen the commitment to save new mothers and newborns
Michael Gerson’s powerful Feb. 24 op-ed column, “Saving lives at the start,” brought into sharp focus one of the great health challenges of the 21st century — stubbornly high maternal- and newborn-mortality rates in Africa and South Asia.
Every Woman Every Child Stakeholders Consultation Meeting – Delhi, India
CSOs and private sector gather to formally kickstart the process of updating the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which will be launched together with the Sustainable Development Goals in September of this year.
Join the live webcast for Putting Mothers and Babies First
Join us with The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for Putting Mothers and Babies First: Benefits across a lifetime – a panel discussion presented in collaboration with The GroundTruth Project and GlobalPost.
12 new convening partners join the Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference 2015
Join the Secretariat of Health of Mexico and 15 other convening partners in Mexico City, October 18 to 21, for a landmark technical conference to discuss strategies for reaching every mother and newborn with high-quality health care.
Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns
“through our work and other organizations, and the government, people now have a strong belief that there is a way out, if you act quickly.”
WISH joins Gates Foundation to highlight maternal care as global priority
Integrated care systems that use innovative approaches are desperately needed across the full range of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child healthcare.
Poorest Children More Likely to Die Young in Developing Countries
Save the Children said that in 78 percent of the 87 low and middle income countries it analyzed in its “Lottery of Birth” report, at least one social or economic group was lagging behind and making slower progress in reducing child mortality.