Integrating near miss in maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response
The Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO Geneva, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Pan American Health Organization hosted a webinar to explore regional approaches for integrating Near Miss into Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) systems. This webinar brought together experts and professionals from Latin […]
Launch of WHO’s Step-by-Step Manual on Inequality Monitoring in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
Inequities in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) throughout the world mean that certain population subgroups have systematically worse health outcomes and poorer access to services and interventions. Addressing inequities in SRMNCAH is an important part of WHO’s mandate, and central to achieving universal health coverage, protecting human rights, combating discrimination and […]
Ensuring safe continuation of child health services at health facilities and in communities (iCCM/IMNCI)
Disruptions in care seeking and access to quality health care for children at primary health facilities and in communities increase children’s risk of severe illness and death. How do countries ensure safe continuation of child health services during COVID-19? How were case management algorithms and patient flow adapted and re-organized, infection control measures implemented, PPE […]
Ensure they thrive (session 2)
Summary All newborns, especially those who are small and sick, need nurturing care to survive and thrive. Speakers presented effective interventions to promote development, including family-centered care and kangaroo mother care and provided examples of how health care providers and parents can work together to provide nurturing care. They also addressed the importance of screening […]
Adapting and adopting quality of care standards in facilities: the experience of Bangladesh
Webinar recording and materials from webinar organized by the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health on ‘Adapting and adopting quality of care standards for maternal and newborn health in facilities; the example of Bangladesh’ on October 22, 2018.