Ebola may change how aid is spent on healthcare in Africa
Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone
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Experts are now debating whether the funding balance needs to be adjusted to concentrate more on building general health systems in poor countries so they can withstand health crises like Ebola.
Two Steroid Courses Safe After Preterm Membrane Rupture
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Two courses of antenatal corticosteroids can be administered to pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM) without increasing the risk for neonatal sepsis, according to the article.
Ebola effect reverses gains in maternal, child mortality
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
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When Ebola broke out in Sierra Leone in May, and Liberia in August, the number of births attended by a health professional in Liberia dropped from 52 percent to 38 percent.
Preterm birth and pneumonia kill most children under five years in India
India
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According to Li Liu from the Institute of International Programs and the first author of the paper, there will be 4.4 million deaths in children younger than five years even in 2030 if the present trend continues.
New data show child mortality rates falling faster than ever
Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Eritrea, India, Liberia, Niger, Tanzania, United Republic of
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New data released today by the United Nations show that under-five mortality rates have dropped by 49% between 1990 and 2013.
Newborns Face Severe Infections
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A new study estimates that nearly 7-million newborns a year suffer life-threatening infections. Most go untreated. The infections include sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia.
First estimates of newborns requiring treatment for bacterial infection show 7 million cases
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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.
Saving Newborn Lives
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and partners organised a dissemination workshop to share the findings of three recently completed clinical trials.
Just over a dollar each could save the lives of millions of newborns worldwide
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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.
Saving 3 Million Babies is Easier Than You Think
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“I don’t mean theoretically preventable under ideal but unrealistic circumstances. I mean preventable with relatively simple, relatively inexpensive interventions.”