Saving Nigerian Newborn Lives

With 170 million inhabitants, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and has the continent’s highest annual number of newborn deaths.

Nigeria has made very important progress in reducing the deaths of children under five especially from diseases like pneumonia and diarrhea, but has made much less progress in saving the lives of babies at the time of birth and during first 28 days of life, which is known as the newborn period. By the end of today, over 700 newborns will die, mostly from preventable causes and an additional 800 babies will be stillborn.

This video documents what the Nigerian government, together with partners, is doing to tackle the burden of newborn deaths. It is part of the Call to Action for Saving Newborn Lives in Nigeria.

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  1. On behalf of Neil Pakenham-Walsh:

    Dr Abimbola Williams, Save the Children: “We need to ensure that when we develop policies, they are not sitting in our offices but get to the state government and to all 774 LGAs [local government areas]. That is where the implementation is. When we develop guidelines, it is not for us to keep, but to ensure that states assist the LGAs to train their health workers, to ensure their skills are upgraded.”

    I would like to invite all policymakers, health professionals and researchers to explore with us *how* WHO and MoHs can work together more effectively to improve the translation of guidelines into practice. Join CHIFA (Child Healthcare Information For All) and HIFA (Healthcare Information For All) here:

    http://www.hifa2015.org/

    Best wishes,
    Neil Pakenham-Walsh
    Assistant moderator, CHIFA
    Lead moderator, HIFA

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