Kangaroo Mothers: All it takes is a mother’s touch to save a baby’s life

Tanzania, United Republic of HNN Team

To minimise the unnecessary deaths of premature newborns, Tanzania launched a new initiative called Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) at the Muhimbili National Hospital in August last year.

Using ICT Tools To Address Ghana’s Maternal And Neonatal Crisis

Ghana HNN Team

Data from both local and international organisations revealed that in 2011, West Africa’s second largest economy recorded 23,000 newborn deaths. This meant that three children died in an hour.

Uganda Researchers Excited By HIV News

Uganda HNN Team

Current treatment in Uganda involves the use of several antiretroviral drugs, termed, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), which can extend the life expectancy of people living with HIV and decrease viral load.

Uganda: Govt asked to increase health budget

Uganda HNN Team

Increasing funding to the health sector will help ensure that health facilities have the necessary equipment to provide women giving birth says White Ribbon Alliance for Motherhood national coordinatorRobina Biteyi.

Breast milk can save 97 babies an hour

Uganda, Kenya HNN Team

Speaking during the release of the report in Nairobi, the head of the Division of Nutrition at the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Terry Wefwafwa said that the report is a call to action for Kenyans to rediscover the importance of breastfeeding.

Innovative policy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV shows positive impact

Malawi HNN Team

In Malawi, treatment through Option B+ reduced barriers to women receiving life-saving medications. Option B+ enabled women to receive ART and prenatal care in the same clinic, and required only a positive rapid HIV test result to initiate treatments.

Africa: Breastfeeding Prevents Child’s Death

Liberia HNN Team

The report also calls on governments to make their health systems stronger to promote, protect and support breastfeeding. This, the report said, should include the provision of adequate funding to long term health worker training, recruitment, support and retention.

Ghana launches MamaYe campaign to further promote maternal and newborn health

Ghana HNN Team

The campaign, which will focus on improving training and supervision of maternal and newborn health care, seeks to transform the resigned social acceptance of death in pregnancy and childbirth.

Nigeria: Reducing Maternal, Child Mortality, Through Health Workers’ Empowerment

Nigeria

 Health care workers believe that 75 per cent of maternal deaths in Nigeria occur in the rural communities where pregnant women do not have adequate information about what they need to do when they are pregnant.

Uganda: Many districts hard to serve, says minister

Uganda HNN Team

The State Minister for Health General Services said the Ministry for Health is overstretched by demand for health services due to the creation of new districts.