Bihar CM leads Political Conclave to end newborn deaths, with Save the Children
India
HNN Team
Save the Children hosted a political conclave – on the theme ‘No Child Born to Die’ — with elected representatives and political leaders from Bihar in the state capital.
Open for Consultation – Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality
The draft “Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality” is now online and open for discussion through the World Health Organization (WHO) website. A companion piece to the Every Newborn Action Plan,
Solidifying commitments to ensuring zero maternal and newborn deaths
Ethiopia
HNN Team
The Partners’ Forum was focused on various issues related to success and setbacks of maternal and newborn health.
South Africa: Give Babies, Mothers a Fighting Chance
South Africa
HNN Team
The Countdown to 2015 report released confirmed that fewer than half of the 75 countries studied would meet the target to reduce the deaths of children under the age of 5 by 2/3rds by next year.
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Bangladesh
HNN Team
Global forum calls for urgent action to curb health inequities, cut maternal and child mortality
Malawi: Government to increase health budget for women, children
Bolivia, Cameroon, Malawi, United States of America
ashaphren
Malawi has committed to increasing financial alocations for the health budget with 30 percent of it to cater for health of women and children.
Finally, neonatal mortality prevention gains attention
Bolivia, Cameroon, India, Malawi, United States of America
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All the 194 countries that attended the World Health Assembly last month agreed to a commitment to support and implement measures that would save these lives.
Yay for SA’s child health policies, nay for outcomes
South Africa
HNN Team
This week holds the opportunity for us to show that we are serious about having a world where no child is born to die.
WHO recommends women’s groups to improve maternal and newborn health
Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Malawi
HNN Team
The World Health Organisation has recommended an intervention developed and tested by partners in four countries and UCL researchers to improve maternal and newborn health.
Nepal, Bangladesh beat India in mother and child care
Ethiopia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Peru, Rwanda, Vietnam
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Ten countries, including Nepal and Bangladesh in South Asia, have dramatically reduced mother and child deaths within two decades despite social and political challenges.