Bangladesh: Keeping newborn warm in winter
Bangladesh
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Experts from World Health Organisation (WHO) and Saving Newborn Lives initiative of Save the Children have recommended the following actions for proper postnatal care.
Ethiopia: Kangaroo Mother Care for Newborns Recommended
Ethiopia
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“There is tremendous opportunity and we know what needs to be done to ensure every Ethiopian mother and her baby have a healthy start,” Gary L. Darmstadt (MD), Lancet Series author and senior fellow at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says.
Nepal: Born too soon
Nepal
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The prevailing fatalistic attitude that exists in Nepal also reflects people’s acceptance that many babies are born to inevitably die.
India: Strengthening care of the newborn
India
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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.
India: Care for the Newborn like a Kangaroo
India
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Several years ago, the State government drafted a policy to take the style forward. In April last, it was introduced in 30 government and private maternity centres.
Rwanda: Rally Support for Kangaroo Mother Care
Rwanda
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One of the recommendations was a call for more research on safety and challenges hindering scaling up of kangaroo mother care across the region.
Simple, inexpensive care can save newborn babies
Bangladesh
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Dr Rubayet further said breastfeeding immediately after birth and exclusive breastfeeding for six months after birth, basic care for infections, and easing breathing difficulties could reduce such deaths by over three-quarters.
Rwanda: MoH to promote Kangaroo Mother Care to help save premature babies
Rwanda, Colombia
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“We fully support kangaroo care and we need to discover more about it. We intend to roll it out in all health centres across the country and inculcate it in our early child development,” Minister Binagwaho added.
Global health experts convene in Kigali over maternal, child health
Rwanda
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The conference coincides with the World Prematurity Day, marked globally on November 17 annually.
Premature birth ‘biggest killer’
Malawi
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Prof Joy Lawn said: “The success we’ve seen in the ongoing fight against infectious diseases demonstrates that we can also be successful if we invest in prevention and care for preterm birth”.