What does quality care for the most vulnerable newborns require? In particular, how do we reduce barriers and discriminations to provide equitable care to those infants born in marginalized, hard to reach communities, or amid a humanitarian crisis?

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To end preventable newborn and child deaths, care for small and sick newborns requires:

  • High coverage of quality neonatal services, with family-centered models of care, organized in a network of facilities with a functional referral system
  • Sufficient numbers of health-care providers with skills to care for small and sick newborns, working in partnership with parents and families
  • Reaching marginalized populations

An example from Kenya  showed  how data on effective coverage can support evidence-based planning to improve care access and quality. NEST 360 presented the Target Product Profiles that they have developed with UNICEF to support the care of newborns in hospitals in low-resource settings.

See also: session 1 of this webinar, on 3 June at 1 pm CEST

This is the third webinar in a series on ‘Transforming care for small and sick newborns’, organized by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, in collaboration with the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

See the topics and dates of the whole series

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  • speakers
    Dr. Ornella Lincetto, Senior Medical Officer for Newborn Health,World Health Organization Dr. Sarah Moxon, Researcher in newborn health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineDr David Gathara, Assistant Professor in Health Systems – NEST 360 programme at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Kara Palamountain, Research Associate Professor at Northwestern University and is a co-PI for the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360°) consortiumDr Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Senior Adviser on Maternal and Newborn Health, UNICEF