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In 2020, 202,000 mothers died in childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa—preventable deaths that demand attention. PATH emphasizes the importance of scaling up low-cost, high-impact interventions and strengthening primary health care systems. By championing stronger policies, breaking down silos, investing locally, and leveraging data, progress can be accelerated to ensure mothers and children survive and thrive.

🌍 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂ô𝐭𝐞 𝐝’𝐈𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞? 🌍   For more than 30 years, @savechildrenci has worked tirelessly to improve access to and delivery of #PrimaryHealthCare services across #CotedIvoire, reducing preventable illness and death. We’ve strengthened the capacity of 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 who have treated 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 for malaria and other childhood illnesses. Our country-led approach brings care close to home through strengthened community health systems and community ownership.   Our new brief, ‘Strengthening Primary and Community Health Care in Côte d’Ivoire,’ highlights how we build and equip #CommunityHealthWorkers to provide integrated community case management, deliver interventions for common childhood illnesses, prevent, and treat #malaria in pregnancy, and utilize key #DigitalHealth tools to enhance routine, quality community health data collection, reporting, and use. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/SCPHC   What do you think are the critical factors to address to improve community health care in Côte d'Ivoire?"   #HealthForAll Save the Children International Save the Children US

🌍 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂ô𝐭𝐞 𝐝’𝐈𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞? 🌍 For more than 30 years, @savethechildrenci has worked tirelessly to improve access to and delivery of #PrimaryHealthCare services across #CotedIvoire, reducing preventable illness and death. We’ve strengthened the capacity of 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 who have treated 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 for malaria and other childhood illnesses. Our country-led approach brings care close to home through strengthened community health systems and community ownership. Our new brief, ‘Strengthening Primary and Community Health Care in Côte d’Ivoire,’ highlights how we build and equip #CommunityHealthWorkers to provide integrated community case management, deliver interventions for common childhood illnesses, prevent, and treat #malaria in pregnancy, and utilize key #DigitalHealth tools to enhance routine, quality community health data collection, reporting, and use. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/SCPHC What do you think are the critical factors to address to improve community health care in Côte d'Ivoire?" #HealthForAll Save the Children International Save the Children US

Imagine delivering a pre term baby only to be told that there is no incubator in the hospital. In this part of the country, women prefer seeking maternal services in private hospitals rather than public hospitals. Maternity and New born units in most public hospitals lack incubators, a contribution to the high infant mortality in Kilifi and Kwale Counties. https://lnkd.in/dXX54JFS #health #maternalhealth #newborn

🌍 Accelerate progress to reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality🌍   With just six years to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we must accelerate actions to tackle maternal, newborn, and child mortality. Despite significant progress from 2000 to 2015, it has slowed from 2016 to 2022. 🚀 To meet our collective commitment, we need to: ·       Accelerate progress nine-fold to reduce maternal mortality ·       Triple efforts to prevent stillbirths ·       Quadruple efforts to reduce newborn mortality ·       Quadruple efforts to reduce mortality for children aged 1-59 months Discover six key actions in the brief prepared by Every Newborn Action Plan & Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (ENAP-EPMM), chaired by WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA; the Child Survival Action (CSA) Initiative, and PMNCH: https://bit.ly/4cm8sTm   #SDGs #HealthforAll

"Imagine a Nigeria where every pregnant woman and newborn receives high-quality, respectful, and dignified care and where healthcare providers are united in their mission to prevent avoidable deaths. " ~ Olufunke Fasawe   In this essay, CHAI's Olufunke Fasawe illustrates how the #NetworksOfCare model offers a practical, measurable, and results-focused approach to reducing maternal deaths in #Nigeria. 📚👉https://ow.ly/Np3U50RBgBQ #InternationalNursesDay #MothersDay

We're excited to announce the launch of our six-month campaign, "Silver Lining For Healthier Families," dedicated to improving maternal, newborn, and child health in Jigawa state. Why It Matters: Jigawa's maternal, newborn, and child health data reveal stark realities, with distressing mortality rates. As per Nigeria Health Watch's available statistics, approximately 1,100 deaths occur per 100,000 live births, alongside infant mortality rate according to the multiple indicator cluster survey [MISC] that stands at 83 deaths per 1,000 live births. These figures underscore the urgency of our mission. Our campaign is dedicated to addressing these challenges head-on through tailored interventions and community empowerment. Our Strategic Approach: -Provision of Birthing Kits: Providing essential kits for safer deliveries to expectant mothers. -Offering Free Ultrasound Services: Providing crucial assistance to pregnant women facing complications, ensuring safer childbirth experiences. -Engagement of Fathers and Communities: Fostering paternal involvement in MNCH through education on kangaroo mother care, promoting diaper-changing initiatives, encouraging active participation in Antenatal care, and challenging traditional gender roles. -Advocating for Kangaroo Mother Care: Championing the adoption of proven methods for premature and low birth weight infants. -Advocating for Routine Immunization: Safeguarding newborns from preventable illnesses through persistent advocacy efforts. We always appreciate the open door partnership with the state Ministry of Health. Let's join forces on this journey toward universal health, starting with our most vulnerable. Your support is instrumental as we work towards a brighter, healthier future for all! TY Danjuma Foundation #healthforall #MNCHChampions #jointhecause #Silverliningng #SLNI

An innovative and impactful approach to improving community health in Cote D'Ivoire

We know respectful care for mothers is so important but respectful care for newborns, in addition to their mothers, has both immediate and lasting benefits too. Learn more in this latest blog published by USAID MOMENTUM where one health centre in Ghana is working to better understand newborns’ experience of care, and particularly the specific needs of small and/or sick newborns, as part of its overall efforts to help strengthen Ghana’s health system for mothers and newborns: https://ow.ly/AaJ850TiEuE

While the country represents 2.4 per cent of the world’s population, it currently contributes 10 per cent of global deaths for pregnant mothers. Latest figures show a maternal mortality rate of 576 per 100,000 live births, the fourth highest on Earth. Each year approximately 262,000 babies die at birth, the world’s second highest national total UNICEF This shows part of the reasons why maternal health care should be greatly implemented Theodara Anavhe Adamu Foundation UNICEF #digitalsolutionsformaternalhealthcare #womenhealthcare