Pakistan tops infant death rate in region

Pakistan HNN Team

The Pakistan Medical Association says that unsafe and unhygienic practices during the childbirth and postnatal period drive Pakistan’s high maternal and newborn mortality.

Ebola Fears in Pregnant Women Reducing Healthcare Use

Sierra Leone HNN Team

Focus group discussions in Sierra Leone suggested that infection prevention and control training would reduce fear among healthcare workers and could help improve women’s confidence in health facility safety.

Peru: First Lady Nadine Heredia sees plan launched for newborn health

Peru HNN Team

The First Lady of Peru oversaw the launching of “Bienvenidos a la Vida” (Welcome to Life), after the government collaborated on a national plan to improve newborn health across the nation.

Efforts to digitally educate 6 lakh ASHA workers: Ravishankar Prasad

India HNN Team

Under India Newborn Action Plan (INAP), ASHA workers have been told to track mothers who have delivered new children in their surrounding and keep a chart of them and provide information on health care and nutritional needs.

Nigeria: When SURE-P saves mother and child!

Nigeria HNN Team

Findings showed that MCHP has offered a unique opportunity to increase access to maternal and child health services through the continuum of care for pregnant women and their newborns.

Telemedicine Key to the Reduction of Maternal Mortality

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Telemedicine has been a key component in the reduction of maternal mortality in Mongolia, according to the United Nations Population Fund Director of the Division of Management Services Mr. Subhash Gupta.

Tanzania: Stakeholders Push to Reduce Infant Mortality

Tanzania, United Republic of HNN Team

Tanzania committed to the ‘Every Newborn Action Plan and the Sharpened One Plan’ strategies, which if fully implemented, would help reduce maternal and newborn deaths.

Ghana: Second Lady asked medical personnel to educate mothers on early maternal care

Ghana HNN Team

The wife of the Vice president Mrs. Amissah-Arthur, urged nurses and doctors in the Region to educate mothers on the essence of early maternal care, in order to avoid deaths and complications during birth.

To boost fight against Ebola and strengthen community-based services for the future, UNICEF raises appeal to US$500 million

Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone HNN Team

UNICEF is accelerating its work in the heart of communities to stop the outbreak, support early isolation of cases, promote more safe burials and raise continued awareness and understanding of the virus and its risks.

Spending $25 a woman annually on healthcare could save millions of lives

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The report, published on Thursday by the Guttmacher Institute and the UN population fund, the UNFPA, says $39.2bn (£20.9bn) a year is needed to provide an essential package of services to all women of reproductive age, typically between 15 and 49.