Progress in newborn survival has been slow, and even more so for reductions in stillbirths. To meet Every Newborn targets of fewer than 12 neonatal deaths and fewer than 12 stillbirths per 1000 births in every country by 2030 will necessitate accelerated scale-up of the most effective care targeting major causes of newborn deaths. We have systematically reviewed interventions across the continuum of care and various delivery platforms, and then modelled the effect and cost of scale-up in the 75 high-burden Countdown countries. Closure of the quality gap through the provision of effective care for all women and newborn babies delivering in facilities could prevent an estimated 113 000 maternal deaths, 531 000 stillbirths, and 1·325 million neonatal deaths annually by 2020 at an estimated running cost of US$4·5 billion per year (US$0·9 per person).
SickKids researcher leads Lancet Series analysis to save newborn lives and receives WHO award for contribution to global family health
Worldwide nearly six million babies are born and die each year without birth or death certificates
http://press.thelancet.com/ENSeriesOverall.pdf
World Health Organization (WHO) Biographies: Professor Zulfiqar A. Bhutta – Chair, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/end-childhood-obesity/biographies/en/index5.html
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