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Key facts on children’s health

December 6, 2020

Key facts on children’s health • In 2019 an estimated 5.2 million children under 5 years died mostly from preventable and treatable causes. • Children aged 1 to 11 months accounted for 1.5 million of these deaths while children aged 1 to 4 years accounted for 1.3 million deaths. Newborns (under 28 days) accounted...

Early pregnancy and childbirth

November 28, 2020

Early pregnancy and childbirth The leading cause of death for 15-19 year-old girls globally is complications from pregnancy and childbirth. Some 11% of all births worldwide are to girls aged 15–19 years. The vast majority of these births are in low- and middle-income countries. The UN Population Division puts the global adolescent birth rate in...

Tips for reporting on sexual assault and abuse

November 27, 2020

When freelance journalist Sophia Huang investigates a sexual abuse case, she starts by telling victims she meets that “it’s one thing to share your story; it’s another to go public and name the accused.” The reporter, whose investigations spurred by the #MeToo movement uncovered cases of sexual violence at some of China’s top universities — and who...

Emerging priorities for children’s health

November 22, 2020

Emerging priorities for children’s health Congenital anomalies, injuries, and non-communicable diseases (chronic respiratory diseases, acquired heart diseases, childhood cancers, diabetes, and obesity) are the emerging priorities in the global child health agenda. Congenital anomalies affect an estimated 1 in 33 infants, resulting in 3.2 million children with disabilities related to birth defects every...

Making childbirth a positive experience

November 15, 2020

Making childbirth a positive experience The clinical management of labour and childbirth is well understood, but not enough attention is given to making women feel safe, comfortable and positive about their experience.In some settings, women are receiving too many interventions too late; in other settings women receive too many interventions that they may not need,...

Maternal Health

November 10, 2020

Maternal Health Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Each stage should be a positive experience, ensuring women and their babies reach their full potential for health and well-being. Most maternal deaths are preventable with timely management by a skilled health professional working in a supportive environment....

The Burden of Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)

October 31, 2020

The Burden of Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Several efforts have been made to improve the Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) situation but gaps still exist for improvement and mortality declines in recent decades of maternal and under five mortality rates in the ECOWAS lag behind global as well...

Key information on Adolescents in West and Central Africa

October 24, 2020

Key information on Adolescents in West and Central Africa  In West and Central Africa, Adolescents constitute 23 per cent of the population in 2018, which is the highest proportion of any region.  As they transition from childhood to adulthood, adolescents acquire the physical, cognitive, emotional, social and economic resources that serve as the...

The way forward in managing mistreatment during childbirth

October 18, 2020

The way forward in managing mistreatment during childbirth A complex range of systemic challenges at both the health facility and health system levels contribute to the mistreatment of women, including poor supervisory structures, insufficient staffing, inadequate supply chains, poor physical conditions, and power dynamics that systematically disempower women. What can be done:  Health systems...

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