Saving “Every Woman, Every Child”: Canada ‘Incubates’ 22 Bold New Ideas
Innovators worldwide receive seed grants to help Bangladesh garment workers express, store breast milk, assist with childbirths in remote areas via mobile telecommunications, stabilize vaccines without refrigeration, produce snacks from rice bran waste to fight children’s iron deficiency.
South Africa: Breastfeeding gets underway
As World Breastfeeding Week kicks off today, the Department of Health has encouraged families, communities and employers to provide a supportive environment for mothers to breastfeed.
Nothing beats breastfeeding
It’s not that difficult to guess why the topic of breastfeeding emerges as a matter of discussion in various forums and why it is considered so important, to the extent that Breastfeeding Week is commemorated globally from August 1- 7 every year.
South Africa: Give Babies, Mothers a Fighting Chance
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.
First estimates of newborns requiring treatment for bacterial infection show 7 million cases
Nearly seven million babies in the first month of life (neonates) required treatment for severe bacterial infection in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America in 2012.
Research to assess breastfeeding knowledge and confidence of Canadian physicians
The research team surveyed pediatricians, family physicians and medical residents across Canada.
Tanzania: Toronto Summit Sets Goals On Maternal Health
Several hundred delegates and experts were in Toronto for the Saving Every Woman, Every Child summit, a continuation of official talks that took place in 2010 and resulted in what is called the Muskoka Initiative.
Saving 3 Million Babies is Easier Than You Think
“I don’t mean theoretically preventable under ideal but unrealistic circumstances. I mean preventable with relatively simple, relatively inexpensive interventions.”
Melinda Gates Works to Curb Newborn Deaths
Inexpensive, Low-Tech Solutions Urged, Such as Breast-Feeding, ‘Kangaroo Care’.
Breastfeeding Fosters Healthy Gut Bacteria; Helps Build Strong Immune System
The results showed that there were noticeable differences in the amount of gut bacteria among infants who were breastfed past 9 months and those who were not.