Nearly 6 million ‘invisible’ babies are born and die each year
HNN Team
One of the highlights of the 67th World Health Assembly held last week in Geneva, Switzerland, was the passing of the Every Newborn Action Plan, a multistakeholder initiative that calls for countries to end preventable newborn and stillborn deaths by 2035.
Worldwide nearly six million babies are born and die each year without birth or death certificates
HNN Team
New Lancet Series finds counting births and deaths is an indicator of progress towards ending 3 million preventable infant deaths.
Worldwide 5.5 million babies are born and die each year without a record of their existence
Nigeria, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Pakistan
HNN Team
New Lancet Series finds counting births and deaths is an indicator of progress towards ending three million preventable infant deaths.
Almost 3 Million Newborns Could Be Saved Each Year – UNICEF
Nigeria, India, Pakistan
HNN Team
“Focusing on the crucial period between labour and the first hours of life can exponentially increase the chances of survival for both mother and child.”
Just over a dollar each could save the lives of millions of newborns worldwide
HNN Team
At a cost of little more than one dollar per person, measures such as infection control and improved resuscitation techniques for newborns could save millions of lives.
Grand Challenges Canada Welcomes Every Newborn Series and Action Plan
HNN Team
The series proposes “an action agenda in order to change the survival curve for stillbirths and newborns and to move beyond survival to improved health and development.”
Saving 3 Million Babies is Easier Than You Think
HNN Team
“I don’t mean theoretically preventable under ideal but unrealistic circumstances. I mean preventable with relatively simple, relatively inexpensive interventions.”
Every Newborn in Focus at Ministerial Breakfast
Nepal, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Rwanda, Zambia
HNN Team
An informal breakfast meeting organized by PMNCH, brought together a dozen ministers of health and representatives from the Gates Foundation led by Melinda Gates, to discuss maternal and newborn health with a specific focus on the Every Newborn Action Plan.
Newborn health: which are the safest countries to be born in?
New research published in medical journal, the Lancet, has found that more than 5.5m babies are born and die each year without a birth or death certificate.
Africa: ‘No Excuse’ for Newborn Death Rate
South Africa
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A series of papers published on Tuesday is laying the ground for concerted international action to reduce deaths among newborn babies – which reach their highest levels in sub-Saharan African countries.