Newborn care in humanitarian settings
A humanitarian crisis may result from a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, flood or epidemic, or from political turmoil, armed conflict, or other types of social upheaval. Such crises …
Course: Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action
Every Newborn Action Plan: two examples of action
As we saw in the maternal week, there has been a massive push to ensure that every pregnant woman and newborn receives an improved standard of quality of care. In …
WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH, are fundamental to promoting and maintaining child health. Just one gram of human faeces can contain a billion microbes, which can in turn, through …
Stunting: causes, consequences, trends and treatments
The WHO defines stunting as a failure to reach one’s linear (height) growth potential. Stunting is the most common form of malnutrition globally, affecting a quarter of all children under …
Every Newborn Action Plan: development and five strategic objectives
The Every Newborn Action Plan was endorsed by all the world’s countries at the World Health Assembly 2014, but where did it come from? How was it developed? In this …
Care of preterm newborn, including kangaroo mother care
We’ve seen that the deaths of many preterm babies simply don’t need to happen. Estimates suggest that 70% of preterm deaths could be avoided with inpatient care, including provision of …
Moving beyond survival to include child development
We must extend our aims beyond simply reducing mortality and give the increasing numbers of children surviving an opportunity to thrive as well. In the video, Dr Marko Kerac indicates …
Preterm birth: burden, trends and prevention
We defined preterm birth at the start of the week and throughout this activity will focus on the topic in more detail. Where are the highest rates and numbers of …
Progress for child survival: Pneumonia and diarrhoea
Dr Shunmay Yeung now highlights our third and final examples of rapidly-reducing but major causes of child mortality: pneumonia and diarrhoea. Despite gains these two conditions remain the biggest childhood …
Newborn Survival Rates in High and Low Income Countries
Every year, 135 million newborns enter the world, arriving naked and apparently equal. Yet, their chances of surviving and thriving vary dramatically depending on which world these babies are born …
Progress for child survival: Malaria
Moving on from HIV and AIDS, in our second example Professor Chris Whitty looks at a fast-reducing but major cause of child deaths: malaria. Half of the world population is …
Progress for child survival: HIV/AIDS
The next three steps are concerned with the progress made in child survival rates, and contemplate three major infectious causes of child deaths. HIV/AIDS is the newest major cause and …
Why do newborn deaths occur?
In contrast to stillbirths, we know a lot more about the causes of newborn deaths. This wasn’t always the case, because until 2005 neonatal mortality was included as part of …
Why do stillbirths occur?
One of the main issues that prevents us from understanding why stillbirths occur is that we have trouble collating data on them due to an excessively complex system of classifications. …
What can data tell us about why children under five die?
Knowing how many children die and the main causes of death can help us to identify priorities for improving child survival. Having data on these deaths enables us to determine …
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Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action