Rwanda: MoH to promote Kangaroo Mother Care to help save premature babies

Rwanda, Colombia HNN Team

“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.

10,000 Happy Birthdays

Malawi, Zambia HNN Team

ICM and Laerdal Global Health joined hands in an effort to help at least 10,000 mothers and newborn babies survive in Malawi and Zambia by the end of 2016 and make 10,000 happy birthdays.

China Promotes Midwifery for Women and Newborns

China HNN Team

China should build an independent midwife profession by separating the service from nursing, experts said on November 4 in a workshop in Beijing.

Minister Tasks Stakeholders To Strengthen Primary Healthcare

Nigeria HNN Team

The Minister made the call in Abuja at the opening of a national conference on newborn health organised by the ministry in collaboration with stakeholders in the health sector.

250,000 Nigeria’s babies die in first month – Minister

Nigeria HNN Team

The Ministry’s Director of Family Health, Dr. Balami Wonpada decried low efforts from both state and local governments, adding that since the local councils were closer to the people at the grassroots, the council should make it a mandate to prioritise the situation.

Nigeria in last minute move to meet health-related MDG target

Nigeria HNN Team

Although Nigeria has made some progress in reducing child mortality, the country is behind the 2015 target of 30.3 deaths per 1000 live births as against 61 deaths per 1,000 live births Nigeria recorded in 2012.

New Global Initiative Launched to Prevent and Manage Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Babies

HNN Team

24 countries identified to tackle biggest cause of death for children under five.

Philips collaborates with PET to commercialize innovative Wind-Up Fetal Heart Rate Monitor

Uganda, Kenya HNN Team

The Philips Africa Innovation Hub has unveiled the first Philips prototype of the Wind-up Fetal Doppler, underpinning their commitment to the partnership. The prototype is subject to clinical testing and regulatory approval, before release for general usage.

WHO launches programme to improve antenatal care in Mozambique

Mozambique HNN Team

Now women, like Langa, only have to visit one clinic. Each clinic receives complete antenatal care packages with all of the necessary medicines and laboratory supplies.

Rwanda: Hosting Kangaroo Mother Care Conference a Vote of Confidence in Our Healthcare

Rwanda HNN Team

The 10th annual International Conference on Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) will be held in Rwanda in November.