Cambodia’s Ministry of Health has identified prematurity as a priority issue to reduce newborn mortality and improve newborn health. This briefer highlights the recommendation of antenatal corticosteroid (ACS) administration for women with preterm labor, preterm prelabor rupture of membranes and for women who are preterm and experience obstetrical complications which could necessitate delivery, such as severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia or antepartum hemorrhage.
India’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Strategy
The Government of India is committed to protecting the lives and health of women, adolescents, and children. At the Global Child Survival Call to Action: A Promise to Keep in 2012, India’s Honorable Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad assured the audience that India would remain at the forefront of the global war against maternal and …
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Improving RMNCH+A interventions: Block Monitoring in Lohardaga District, Jharkhand
The Government of India identifies the “block’ as the primary unit for implementation and management of life-saving RMNCH+A interventions. The “Guidance Note for Block Monitoring Visits” advises state and district health officers and their development partners to systematically assess the health infrastructure, human resources, and quality and coverage of RMNCH+A information and services, with the goal of identifying and addressing …
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Strengthening Essential Newborn Care: Facility Readiness and Supportive Supervision in Haryana
India accounts for one-fifth, or approximately 26 million, of the world’s annual births. Since 1990, India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has declined steadily, but the neonatal mortality rate (NMR) has stagnated. One third of all infant deaths worldwide continue to occur in India each year. India currently accounts for 29% of all first day deaths globally, approximately 300,000 per year. …
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Translating Strategy into Action Plan in Punjab
The Government of India’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) strategy, launched in 2013, seeks to meet the needs of women and their children at all life stages and across the continuum of care. Meeting this ambitious goal requires a robust and realistic action plan and strong leadership at the state level. Government of Punjab, which has already …
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Corrective Action for Improved Service Delivery: Rapid Assessment in Uttarakhand
A rapid assessment was conducted in Uttarakhand to assess gaps in availability, accessibility, utilization, and quality and to ensure availability of essential commodities under the RMNCH+A 5×5 matrix. Assessment results provided an adequate evidence base to draw facility improvement plans addressing key gaps through short- and mid-term actions.
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Using Data for Action: Scorecards and Dashboards to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Jharkhand
While India has made significant progress in reducing maternal and child deaths, rates of progress within the states and districts are unequal. The RMNCH+A strategy emphasizes the effective use of data for planning and implementing interventions to reduce health disparities. A national child survival scorecard using data from national and state surveys was prepared. Dashboards based on the GOI’s health …
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Capacity Building to Reduce Neonatal Mortality: On-site Training in Uttarakhand
Brief on the highlights of the on-site training in Uttarakhand.
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Corrective Action for Improved Service Delivery: Rapid Assessment in Uttarakhand
A rapid assessment was conducted in Uttarakhand to assess gaps in availability, accessibility, utilization, and quality and to ensure availability of essential commodities under the RMNCH+A 5×5 matrix. Assessment results provided an adequate evidence base to draw facility improvement plans addressing key gaps through short- and mid-term actions.
Maternal Health and Infectious Diseases: A Technical Update
As global progress continues in reducing deaths in women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first six weeks postpartum, all maternal and newborn healthcare providers will need to be able to identify and manage the infectious diseases most likely to affect their patients. This technical brief highlights basic information and key elements on selected maternal infections and offers updated guidance about …