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"To ensure equitable access to #MNCH care and services, we should identify the barriers to access and try to resolve them – [whether they are] human resources, infrastructure, financial, or socio-cultural barriers." In this new video, Dr. Charlotte Moussi of the Ministry of Public Health in Cameroon says that to achieve #HeathEquity we must imagine innovative strategies for identifying barriers to care as well as for mobilizing resources to address those barriers, especially for rural or disadvantaged communities. Watch and listen to learn more. #MNHMovementMaker #SDGs #GlobalGoals #ChildSurvivalAction #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #ChildHealth #EWENE_CSA cc: Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere; Child Health Task Force; UNICEF Africa; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); UN Women; The Global Financing Facility (GFF); World Health Organization; World Health Organization African Region; Fonds Francais Muskoka; UNFPA WCARO | West and Central Africa

#PrimaryHealthCare "is a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to health that combines 3️⃣ core components: multisectoral policy and action; empowered people and communities; and primary care and essential public health functions as the core of integrated health services." Thus, primary health care "creates the foundation for the achievement of #UniversalHealthCoverage and the health-related #SDGs." On this #UHCDay, read more from the World Health Organization and UNICEF about how a primary health care approach can create #HealthEquity, especially for maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes. 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/grrJCqmy #HealthForAll #MNCH #GlobalGoals

"It won't just happen. We need policies and investments to advance #MNCH and adolescents' health through high quality, equitable and affordable #PrimaryHealthCare...  these are investments not just in health, but in communities, societies, and economies." Read more from (and follow) the Global Leaders Network, the "first and only Southern-led global health diplomacy initiative" to support attainment of the 2030 #SDGs. 👇

Did you know? 75% of midwives report that #ClimateChange is harming the communities they serve, with rising rates of #PretermBirth, food insecurity, and restricted access to care during disasters like floods. Midwives are well-positioned to address the health challenges associated with climate change. A new report from the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) explores their experiences as trusted, community-based first responders and highlights their critical role in building climate-resilient health systems: https://lnkd.in/gwAUgfJ2 The report calls on governments and policymakers to integrate midwives into national climate response strategies. Doing so allows midwives to advocate for and secure resources needed to create resilient health systems and provide care during climate disasters. Additionally, ahead of #COP29, the World Health Organization released a special report on climate change and health, emphasizing the impacts of climate on maternal, newborn, and child health: https://lnkd.in/eM7tUzQx #MNCH #HealthWorkers #HealthWorkersSaveLives #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #ChildHealth #SDGs #GlobalGoals cc: Human Rights Watch, Ana Gutierrez Fernandez, Daniela Drandic, Skye Wheeler

"Chad is one of the countries with high maternal, neonatal, and infant mortality. Every day, we lose 17 women during childbirth or in the postpartum period." In this new video, Dr. Khadidja AHMADAYE ABGRENE of the Ministry of Public Health shares how Chad has established a network of facilities – comprising 100+ health centers that reach 70% of the population – to address the supply of health services, as well as the quality and accessibility of those services. Watch and listen to learn more about this #MNCH intervention, and how it can help overcome avoidable maternal and newborn mortality. #MNHMovementMaker #SDGs #GlobalGoals #ChildSurvivalAction #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #ChildHealth #EWENE_CSA cc: Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere; Child Health Task Force; UNICEF Africa; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); UN Women; The Global Financing Facility (GFF); World Health Organization; World Health Organization African Region; Fonds Francais Muskoka; UNFPA WCARO | West and Central Africa

New #webinar! Exploring a new global resource on care seeking for child health: the New Health Market Analyzer Tool Join us as Michelle Weinberger from Avenir Health covers the #ChildHealth section of Frontier Health Markets (FHM) Engage's new Health Market Analyzer Tool. Bringing Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data to your fingertips, the tool can showcase patterns of care seeking and compare levels of appropriate care between the public and private sectors. We'll also discuss how the tool can be used to explore how care seeking varies across key demographic segments, comparing results across countries and taking a deep dive into a single country. Co-moderated by Private Sector Engagement Task Force sub-group chairs, Michel Pacqué and Gaurav Sharma. 📆 Thursday, December 12, 2024 🕗 9:00–10:00 am EST ➡️ Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/e_c6wHKD Jhpiego #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth #PrivateSector

Our latest research roundup features new evidence crucial to the #MNCH conversation, including: 1️⃣ Global decline in #Stillbirths, with significant disparities across regions 2️⃣ High prevalence of Group B Streptococcus colonization & vertical transmission in LMICs 3️⃣ Rising burden of #AntimicrobialResistance and its impact on MNCH 4️⃣ Safety of the hepatitis E vaccine during pregnancy 5️⃣ Dynamics of parental involvement in neonatal care 6️⃣ Challenges in sustaining PrEP use among pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa Blog post 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gPn4Gv4x Select taggable co-authors from the 6 featured journal articles: Theresa McHugh, PhD; Shabir Madhi; Iza Ciglenecki; Phillip Wanduru; Peter Waiswa; and Dvora Joseph Davey. #SDGs #GlobalGoals #HealthEquity #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #ChildHealth

Benin has adopted multiple strategies for reducing #MaternalMortality and #NewbornMortality, including the implementation of clinical mentoring across all health zones to improve quality of care. In this new video, Clarisse AHANHANZO AGONGLO of Benin's Ministry of Health says clinical mentoring is a strategy that's made "a splash" nationally and one that "echoes throughout the sub-region" in West Africa. Listen to also hear how Benin has implemented a national taskforce that brings together technical, financial, and government partners to regularly review priorities to define other customized #MNCH interventions, like clinical mentoring. #MNHMovementMaker #SDGs #GlobalGoals #ChildSurvivalAction #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #ChildHealth #EWENE_CSA cc: MINISTERE DE LA SANTE DU BENIN; Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere; Child Health Task Force; UNICEF Africa; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); UN Women; The Global Financing Facility (GFF); World Health Organization; World Health Organization African Region; Fonds Francais Muskoka; UNFPA WCARO | West and Central Africa

"To reimagine global health and shift power to people and institutions on the margins and the periphery, everyone in global health must advocate for and activate two forces: leadership by the #GlobalSouth and allyship by the #GlobalNorth." A new commentary in The Lancet via Madhukar Pai, Shashika Bandara, and Catherine Kyobutungi proposes strategies for all global health actors to foster more equitable partnerships. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gwpQ7YSW #HealthEquity #SDGs #GlobalGoals #MNCH #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #ChildHealth cc: African Population and Health Research Center, McGill University

Every year, over 200,000 women and girls die from pregnancy-related complications in Africa. Most of these deaths are preventable with access to high-quality #MaternalHealth services. However, such services often remain elusive for many women on the continent. Reports of abusive care are rampant; studies have shown that women seeking sexual and #ReproHealth care often face physical and verbal abuse, abandonment, detention, coercion, and denial of pain relief and the presence of birthing companions in health care facilities. A new Q&A document via Human Rights Watch provides a comprehensive overview of obstetric violence, its prevalence in Africa, its gendered dimensions, and the associated #HumanRights implications: https://lnkd.in/gjNDpy8w #16DaysOfActivism #GlobalGoals #SDGs #endGBV #SRHR #MaternalMortality #NeonatalMortality