Expert online survey to inform new guidance for reporting neonatal infection research
Understanding the incidence, aetiology and pathogenesis of neonatal infections is essential to reduce neonatal mortality. To do this we need to improve the reporting of studies to be systematic, to include key elements, and to use standardised definitions.
Pakistan’s ranking in mother mortality rate falls further
The report said babies living in crowded and unhygienic slums lacked access to basic facilities such as safe drinking water, immunisation, mother and baby care during pregnancy and immediately after delivery, treatment for diarrhoea, pneumonia and other common illnesses.
Uganda’s capital blazes a trail in cutting child deaths, charity says – TRFN
Kisenyi health centre in Kampala, which delivers 600 babies a month, symbolises the shift in Uganda which has seen the country invest more money in the healthcare system to make it accessible for the poorest, Save the Children said.
New estimates show 126,000 pregnant women affected by Nepal quake
Women and girls are among the most vulnerable. UNFPA has rushed the delivery of reproductive health kits, which contain the supplies required to support safe childbirth.
Nepal: Over 50,000 pregnant women affected from quake: UNFPA
“In times of upheaval or natural disasters, pregnancy-related deaths and gender-based violence soar,” said Priya Marwh, UNFPA ’s humanitarian response coordinator in Asia and the Pacific.
Oral Antibiotics Are Found to Save More Infant Lives
“These results should provide a sound basis for policy makers and experts to now empower and train staff at first-level outpatient units and to ensure proper drugs and equipment are available,” said Dr. Steve Wall, an adviser to Save the Children.
Bangladesh: Improving newborn survival
Implementation of CNCP in Kushtia district has been recently launched in Dhaka by the Directorates of Health Services (DGHS) and Directorates of Family Planning (DGFP) with technical support from Saving Newborn Lives Programme of Save the Children.
Bangladesh: CNCP Launched to Improve Newborn Survival
This package will be implemented in Kushtia with technical support from SNL, Save the Children in Bangladesh to measure the strength of implementation so that those interventions could be implemented at scale within the existing government system later on.
Simplified Antibiotic Treatment Strategy Could Save Thousands of Babies
Now, new, more accessible drug regimens – combining oral and injectable antibiotics – given in outpatient settings appear to be just as effective as hospital care.
Babies with clinically suspected serious infections can be safely and effectively treated outside hospital
In light of these findings, WHO guidelines on the management of newborns and young infants with PSBIs should be modified, say the authors.