Launch of the WHO Essential Childbirth Care Course

Too few midwives and other health professionals are getting the education and training they need to provide quality, respectful care to pregnant women and their newborns as well as women needing family planning, treatment of sexually transmitted infections, safe or post abortion care, including perinatal mental health support. A key solution is to invest in […]

Maintaining essential MNCH services during the COVID-19 pandemic

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has engaged with countries to ensure the continuity of essential health services. Through a special initiative, the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Ageing has supported 19 countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, […]

Use data for action (session 2)

Summary While data quantity and quality varies, each country has data that can be used now to drive action and accelerate progress towards mortality targets. This webinar reviewed the opportunities to improve birth and newborn data quality and availability through routine health information management systems. It looked into what needs to be done to close […]

Lessons from Thamini Uhai’s birth companionship programme in Western Tanzania

The webinar looked at how a birth companionship programme in Western Tanzania evolved from a an innovation in a few facilities to  an initiative informing a national policy on respectful care.    Lessons from Thamini Uhai’s birth companionship programme, and a brief introduction to WHO’s upcoming guidance on birth preparedness during the COVID-19 outbreak.