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