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. 

Save the Children teams up with GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline will pay for the training of more healthcare workers who will dispense medicines and give vaccinations

Malawi’s Leader Makes Safe Childbirth Her Mission

Malawi

There is no simple blueprint for leading this kind of attitudinal change at a national level, but the “safe motherhood committees” are a savvy dissemination tool at the tribal level.

Pakistan: Plan to cut child, maternal mortality rates: Millennium goals set to be missed

Pakistan HNN Team

Ms. Wazirali said the plan is based on interventions and strategies and covered delivery of a package of MNCH services in 40 least developed areas and districts.

African leaders mobilise internal resources to reduce maternal/infant mortality

Malawi, South Africa, Uganda HNN Team

Another approach, Museveni suggested, should be sensitisation. "This is very crucial to educate expectant mothers to attend ante-natal clinics in order to ensure safe delivery. 

Madagascar: Traditional midwives back in fashion

Madagascar HNN Team

Madagascar’s traditional midwives are now being recruited to get women to deliver in clinics or hospitals, part of a move to lower maternal and newborn death rates.

Under-five child deaths still high in Malawi

Malawi HNN Team

Despite being on track to meet MDG4, more women need to be visiting antenatal care facilities in the first trimester. 

Nigeria: Jonathan – Why I Am Passionate About Checking Infant Mortality

Nigeria HNN Team

Nigeria launches Saving One Million Lives programme to scale up access to commodities and health services for women, newborns and children. 

Bangladesh: Deaths of newborn babies a big concern

Bangladesh HNN Team

 83,000 die each year, experts tell The Daily Star-Save the Children roundtable. 

Nigeria: Boosting child, maternal health in FCT

Nigeria HNN Team

Dr Hadiza Balarabe, Director of Primary Healthcare at the FCT Primary Health Care Board, who recently addressed a training workshop for some state technical facilitators in Abuja, spoke of the desirability of accelerated attainment of the health objectives of the MDGs before 2015.