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30 newborns die per 1,000 live births Says an icddr,b report Staff Correspondent 3rd February, 2021 10:22:37 Thirty newborns per 1,000 live births die in Bangladesh for various reasons, including premature birth and low birth weight (LBW), according to a report of icddr,b. The scenario of death of newborn babies was presented at an evidence sharing session with journalists at the icddr’b in the capital’s Mohakhali on Wednesday. Dr Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, associate scientist of icddr,b, made the keynote presentation at the session chaired by Dr Shams El Arifeen, Senior Director, Maternal & Child Health Division (MCHD) of icddr,b. Fourteen health reporters from eminent media houses attended the session.
news As Nepal prepares for Covid-19 vaccination drive, challenges are huge, experts say Kathmandu Post Nepal, Jan. 19 -- When the District Health Office in Humla directed local health offices to send a list of health workers and female community health volunteers working under them for Covid-19 vaccination programme, Hansa Mahatara, a health coordinator at the Adanchuli Rural Municipality in the district followed the order. But he wonders how it will be possible to conduct mass vaccination in the rural municipality, which is three days' walk from the district headquarters of Simikot. Vaccines for babies there have had to be carried by people.
Schneck acknowledges accreditations, Magnet recertification process 12/28/20 5:59 PM Amy Pettit had a lot of good news to share during a recent Schneck Medical Center board of trustees meeting. First, the vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer said the Seymour hospital is going through the Magnet recertification process. The Magnet Recognition Program designates organizations worldwide where nursing leaders successfully align their nursing strategic goals to improve the organization’s patient outcomes, according to nursingworld.org. That provides a roadmap to nursing excellence, which benefits the whole of an organization, the website states. For nurses, the recognition means education and development through every career stage, which leads to greater autonomy at the bedside. For patients, it means the very best care delivered by nurses who are supported to be the very best they can be.
Government to propose dropping spousal consent for abortions 12/10/2020 01:44 PM Pixabay photo for illustrative purposes Taipei, Dec. 10 (CNA) Taiwan's Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said Wednesday that it will propose eliminating a controversial law that requires women to get permission from their spouse before having an abortion. The HPA made the announcement in response to a petition on the government's Public Policy Proposal Platform, which argued that the requirement in Article 9 of the Genetic Health Act infringes on women's reproductive rights. A total of 7,441 people have signed the petition to date, putting it well over the 5,000 signature threshold at which the responsible government department is legally required to make a response.