Consultation on neonatal health ends

Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan HNN Team

During the Every Newborn Asia Regional Consultation, child health experts shared their experiences and remedies to reduce neonatal mortality.

Bangladesh: US support for newborn care

Bangladesh HNN Team

US Ambassador Dan Mozena visits Bangabandu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and learns more about birth asphyxia and the Helping Babies Breathe initiative.

Bangladesh summit holds parliaments ‘accountable’ for maternal mortality

Nigeria, Bangladesh, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Malawi, Philippines, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya HNN Team

The Inter-Parlimentary Union organized a summit for MP’s from ten countries to discuss ways in which they could assume more accountability for maternal and newborn health concerns. 

Mobile health service reaches 100,000 subscribers across Bangladesh

Bangladesh HNN Team

A global partnership of donors that aims at providing mobile phone aided health service this month reached 100,000 subscribers across Bangladesh under a program called Aponjon.

Bangladesh issues call to action to end preventable child deaths by 2035

Bangladesh HNN Team

"The rate of neonatal mortality reduction is comparatively slower than the overall under-five child mortality reduction. We need to address this now as 60 percent of child mortality in Bangladesh is due to neonatal mortality.”

Bangladesh on right track to achieve MDGs: Mozena

Bangladesh HNN Team

The Health and Family Welfare Minister said the government would implement newborn specific interventions to reduce under 5 child mortality to 20 per 1,000 births by 2035. 

71% of Bangladeshi deliveries in ‘unsafe medical conditions’

Bangladesh HNN Team

Demographic Health Survey states that only 32 percent of total deliveries are attended by medical personnel. 

Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates Reduced by Peer Support

Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Malawi HNN Team

Two studies on the effect of peer support on maternal and infant mortality have broken new ground by using randomized controlled trials, according to an accompanying comment, which appear in the May 18 issue of the Lancet. 

Simple antiseptic can save newborn lives

Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa HNN Team

Chlorhexidine has been around for ages and is often used as an antiseptic, but a number of studies are confirming that this intervention could have a major impact on the high number of newborn deaths in the world and more specifically sub-Saharan Africa.

Roadmap to tackle newborn deaths

Nepal, Bangladesh, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa HNN Team

The Global Newborn Action Plan (GNAP) comes as countries make their final push towards the Millennium Development Goals. GNAP is defined as a high-level roadmap that focuses specifically on newborn health.