by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Caring hands A small but growing amount of evidence suggests that newborns also do not always receive respectful, evidence-based care, which could have lasting implications on their health, and discourage their families from seeking subsequent care. This is especially...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Envisage this – you are a neonatal nurse and you go to work in a busy neonatal unit. Here you find yourself the only nurse in that room for that shift – caring for all 45 babies sharing 30 cots as there are not enough cots for all the babies. Four of the babies...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
We need your care! High rates of avoidable maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in low-income and middle-income countries could be mitigated by improving quality of care. A Lancet Global Health Commission highlighted the need for high-quality health systems...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Breast is always best! Background In 2011, South Africa committed to promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months for all mothers, regardless of HIV status, in line with World Health Organization recommendations. This was a marked shift from earlier...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Routine health information systems (RHIS), based on data reported by health facilities, are an important source of health statistics that feature prominently in national and subnational health plans and program. Multiple indicators generated by the RHIS data can be...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Manzou Diarra, born premature, is in good health thanks to kangaroo mother care. He is 4 months old. Photo credit: Amadou Keita, SSGI/Save the Children. Prematurity is one of the leading causes of newborn deaths. In Mali, 29% of neonatal deaths are due to babies born...
