Launching the webinar Series: Strengthening product ecosystems for maternal & newborn health
August 20, 2025
A four-part series on increasing access to quality, life-saving maternal and newborn health products.
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Healthy beginings, hopeful futures
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The WHO's year-long campaign for maternal and newborn health
Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere is uniquely placed to show that we can, and we must, end preventable maternal and newborn deaths. With over 50 countries prioritizing maternal and newborn heath and wellbeing, Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere will show that progress is possible, and share what it takes.
“EWENE ensures action for maternal and newborn health under one roof, so that we coordinate more effectively with local and international partners in places that need it
the most (…) Stronger partnership is more important now than ever, as we seek to reinvigorate progress towards the SDG
targets in the face of a dramatically constrained financial environment”.
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on World Health Day 2025.
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A webinar series in which countries share how they are making progress for women and newborns despite drastic cuts in development aid. LINK TO THE WEBINAR SERIES
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News and events
New guide on respectful maternal and newborn care
August 11, 2025
A new implementation guide to help countries provide respectful, dignified care and eliminate mistreatment across maternal and newborn health services
New online course on caring for preterm and low birthweight babies
July 30, 2025
Free educational course on “Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care for Preterm and Low Birthweight Babies.”
Resources
Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care
August 7, 2025
The compendium supports efforts to end mistreatment and achieve respectful maternal and newborn care. It is published by WHO together with UNFPA, UNICEF and the United Nations’ Special Programme on Human Reproduction (HRP), with support from Jhpiego and the MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership programme.
Maternal and Newborn Health Fund Annual Impact Report 2024
July 16, 2025
UNFPA released the Maternal and Newborn Health Fund Annual Impact Report 2024. Since 2010, countries supported by the Maternal and Newborn Health Fund have reduced maternal mortality by 40%, nearly twice the global rate, contributing to avert an estimated 75,000 maternal deaths. The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund is UNFPA’s flagship initiative to expand equitable access to quality reproductive, maternal, and newborn healthcare.
Programme manager’s handbook for maternal, child and adolescent health
July 2, 2025
The World Health Organization maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health e-handbook is a new resource for Ministry of health programme managers. It offers step-by-step guidance for implementing effective health programmes, from planning to monitoring and evaluation, with concise overviews of key activities and interventions along the life course.
The e-handbook references WHO documents, to ensure that programme managers have access to evidence-based strategies and best practices tailored to various contexts.
This e-handbook contains a prioritised list of documents; for a full list of documents go to the resource library for maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health and ageing: https://uhcc.who.int/mca/