The January 9th edition of Bangladesh's "The Independent" highlights the work of the MaMoni project, an integrated safe motherhood, newborn care and family planning project. The MaMoni project is an associate award to the MCHIP Program.
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The December 20th edition of Dhaka's "The Daily Star" announces the memorandum of understanding signed between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and USAID to facilitate health service through community clinics across the country.
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The World Health Organization’s 29 November 2011 issue of “Global Immunization News” highlights Malawi’s recent introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 13 (PCV13) into the country's routine immunization program.
MCHIP provided technical support in the preparation of the vaccine’s introduction, including conducting the initial readiness assessment and training health professionals. Malawi’s launch of the PCV13 introduction was integrated with the mass distribution of anti-malaria bed nets.
After a long and difficult labor, first-time mother Emily looked down to greet her child, a baby boy, and saw a limp, lifeless body. What should have been a moment of great joy turned into a terrifying struggle to breathe life into her newborn son.
Diario Vanguardia, a local newspaper in Paraguay, recently covered the MCHIP-led Kangaroo Mother Care training at the Regional Hospital of Ciudad del Este in August 2011. The hospital staff plan to begin implementation beginning in September.
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You are Cordially Invited to Attend a Special Event Celebrating Progress in the Fight Against HIV/AIDSThis program will acknowledge decades of work towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services. Monday, August 8, 2011 5pm-7:30pm (with reception) Location: Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) 1776 Massachusetts Ave Suite 300
Representatives of Ministries of Health and development partners gathered at the World Health Assembly to discuss the preliminary findings of the first-ever report – The State of the World’s Midwifery – to be published in June 2011.
