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.”
Ghana: Vice President’s wife concerned about newborn motality
The wife of the Vice President, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has expressed concern about the increasing newborn mortality rate (NMR) in the country and called for concerted efforts by the general public to deal with the issue.
Bill Gates Will Try To Save 2 Million Children From Dying This Year — Here’s How
Bill and Melinda Gates argue — and research backs them up — that the world could save about 2 million newborns every year through a variety of low-cost interventions.
In Uganda, saving newborns
The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) Uganda just published a policy brief calling on the Ugandan Government to improve and simplify the procurement of neonatal resuscitation equipment.
Nigeria: When SURE-P saves mother and child!
Findings showed that MCHP has offered a unique opportunity to increase access to maternal and child health services through the continuum of care for pregnant women and their newborns.
India: High neonatal deaths in Bihar worry doctors
Bihar accounts for the second highest neonatal deaths in India, with 80,000 newborn kids dying annually in the state. Out of these, 20% deaths take place due to asphyxia. All these deaths are preventable, say doctors.
MPs admit ignorance on challenges facing premature babies
Every year according to Kebwe 39,000 Tanzanian babies do not survive their first month of their lives, “Shockingly, this is the 11th highest number of newborn deaths in the world.”
India: Strengthening care of the newborn
In a commendable move, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare authorised auxiliary nurse midwives to administer a pre-referral dose of antenatal corticosteroids to women and injectable antibiotics to babies for suspected sepsis.
Johnson & Johnson Partners with Save the Children to Help Millions of Children over the Next 3 Years
The multi-million dollar, multi-year commitment will cover core mission support; program support to improve newborn survival; local activation; and gift-in-kind services.
India’s 11 % neonatal deaths in Bihar
Though Bihar has witnessed a steady decline in Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) in recent years, it accounts for second highest total number of neonatal deaths in India.