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Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

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World Health Day 2025: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures

World Health Day 2025: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures

On World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for urgent action to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and ensure that every mother and baby not only su

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Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures

Today, Angola joins the global communit

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Au Sénégal les Badiénou Gox relient les populations aux structures sanitaires

Community approach contributing to maternal health in Senegal

Dakar – Ndèye, 29, mother of three children and living in Guédiawaye in the outskirts of Dakar, says she has always had difficult pregnancies.

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World Health Day 2025: Saving Mothers, Protecting Newborns, Securing South Sudan’s Future

World Health Day 2025: Saving Mothers, Protecting Newborns, Securing South Sudan’s Future.

 Article by Dr Humphrey Karamagi, WHO Representative to South Sudan

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WR delivers his speech

Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures: WHO Zambia Celebrates World Health Day with Focus on Maternal and Newborn Health

On April 7th, WHO Zambia hosted a significant advocacy meeting at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel to commemorate World Health Day.

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African region’s maternal and newborn mortality declining, but progress still slow

African region’s maternal and newborn mortality declining, but progress still slow

Brazzaville – The African region has made progress in lowering maternal mortality since 2000 but needs a 12-fold increase in the annual reduc

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93% of Eswatini mothers deliver in health facilities, attended by skilled personnel

93% of Eswatini mothers deliver in health facilities, attended by skilled personnel

In commemoration of the World Health Day 2025 on 7 April 2025, the Kingdom of Eswatini joined global partners in launching a year-long campaign under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, calling for renewed commitment to end preventable maternal and neonatal deaths.
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