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Maternal Mental Health

WebCommon perinatal mental disorders (CPMDs), such as depression, anxiety, and somatic disorders, pose significant and lasting implications for women’s health and quality of life, as well as newborn health and development, with intergenerational impacts. [1][2] As highlighted in a recent landscape analysis on maternal mental health, the perinatal …

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WHO Recommendations on Maternal and Newborn Care for a …

WebOn March 30, 2022, the World Health Organization released guidance on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience. A total of 63 recommendations on maternal care, newborn care, health systems, and health promotion address individual patient care and service delivery. The new guidelines respond to global trends in …

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MNH Metrics Resources

WebThe Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use (IMHM) project works closely with countries to further develop, test and validate a subset of the indicators in the monitoring framework. The project provides technical assistance and resources to encourage indicator adoption and routine use. By doing so, they aim to improve …

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Maternal Mental Health: Inequality in Access, Care, and Attention

WebThe enthusiasm from both the maternal health and mental health worlds was palpable. However, if the statement is true “there is no health without mental health”, and the world is serious about the importance of mental health, reducing the burden and meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3 which speaks to …

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Communities of Practice

WebCOINN Community of Neonatal Nursing Practice. The Council of International Neonatal Nurses COINN COP aims to strengthen and empower the neonatal nursing workforce via a sustainable, global neonatal nursing community of practice that is committed to advancing education, mentorship, research, advocacy and leadership. Neonatal health care …

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Humanitarian Response Plans and the Global Maternal and

WebThe 29 countries with HRPs in 2023 contribute 58% of global maternal deaths, 50% of newborn deaths, and 51% of stillbirths worldwide. Meeting SDG, EPMM, and ENAP targets is only possible if we address these settings with the highest burden. To do this we must understand if and how MNH needs and services are being prioritized in …

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Tracking Progress in Mortality Reduction in Humanitarian

WebMarch 31, 2022. Humanitarian needs are at an all-time high. Approximately 274 million people, or one in 29 people worldwide, are in need of humanitarian assistance. This is a 250% increase from 2015, when approximately one in 95 people worldwide were in need of humanitarian assistance. i Although the scale and nature of crises vary from country

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Dr. Anshu Banerjee

WebDr. Anshu Banerjee is the Director for the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing at the World Health Organization (WHO). He previously served as Director Global Coordination in the Office of the Assistant Director General for Family Women’s and Children’s Health, WHO Geneva, where he led WHO’s work to …

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A Roadmap to Combat Postpartum Haemorrhage between 2023 …

WebSummary . In recognition of the growing need for global action to improve the quality of PPH care, the World Health Organization (WHO) worked together with several stakeholders to develop this Roadmap, outlining global-level research, normative, implementation, and advocacy goals, activities, and milestones from 2023 to 2030, to address key PPH …

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Dr. Manala Makua

WebDr Manala Ramasela Makua is the Chief Director for Women’s, Maternal and Reproductive Health at the National Department of Health in South Africa. There, she oversees the Directorate: Women’s Health and Genetics unit and the Directorate: Maternal, Newborn Care and PMTCT unit. She also leads on cancer awareness, reproductive health …

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Dr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin

WebDr. Lia Tadesse is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist and was recently appointed as Minster of Health for the Federal Republic of Ethiopia. She has over twenty years’ experience as a clinician, in healthcare leadership, academia, and hospital and program management. Previously, she served as State Minister of Health, leading the national health

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Systems thinking: Transforming maternal and newborn healthcare …

WebMidwife Elizabeth Mpunga talks to a new mother at the health centre in Rtamba, Tanzania. Photo: Kate Holt/Jhpiego. Tanzania has experienced an impressive 80% reduction in maternal mortality over the past five years, as cited in the recently published Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) …

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