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Maternal, Newborn, and Reproductive Health

Each year, nearly 2.6 million children die within the first 28 days of life, nearly one third of these deaths occur on the first day of life. An additional 2.6 million babies are stillborn. A further 290,000 women die each year of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. The vast majority of these deaths can be prevented through the delivery of a targeted set of proven interventions. Unfortunately, these lifesaving interventions are not reaching those most in need.

Save the Children's MNRH work aims to increase access to three lifesaving service packages: (a) family planning and reproductive health, (b) antenatal care, and (c) labour, delivery and maternal and newborn care and Postnatal/Postpartum Care

Family Planning: Save the Children’s family planning and reproductive health work focuses on improving access to quality contraceptive services, the promotion of healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies, and the expansion of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services, particularly for underserved populations.

Antenatal Care: Save the Children’s antenatal care work focusses on expanding access to the World Health Organization’s focused antenatal care package, including the delivery of the tetanus toxoid vaccine, iron/folic acid supplementation, the prevention and treatment of malaria during pregnancy, and the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, to ensure positive pregnancy experience for women and their family.

Labour, Delivery and maternal newborn care during postnatal/postpartum: Save the Children labor and delivery work focusses on ensuring skilled care at birth, basic newborn care, management of maternal complications through strengthening Basic Emergency and Newborn Obstetric care, neonatal resuscitation, treatment of severe newborn infections, supportive care for sick and small newborns, the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and care to both mother and newborn during the postpartum/postnatal period

The organization works with governments, UN agencies, civil society and communities through a health systems approach to expand access to these services, and to promote the adoption of healthy maternal, reproductive and newborn care practices.

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Améliorer la Santé des Mères et des Nouveau-nés à Mali au Travers des Approches Intégrées

Au Mali, la mortalité maternelle et néonatale reste élevée, avec 325 décès maternels pour 100 000 naissances vivantes et 33 décès néonataux pour 1000 naissances vivantes, comparée à 368 décès maternels pour 100 000 naissances vivantes et 34 décès néonatau

Publication year: 2021 Publisher(s): Save the Children US | Save the Children International
USAID Services de Santé à Grand Impact: End of project narrative report

This is the End of Project report for the USAID-funded Services de Santé à Grand Impact (SSGI) project (2015-2020), which improved the survival and nutritional status of Malian mothers, newborns, and children under five through increased and sustained use

Publication year: 2021 Publisher(s): Save the Children US | Save the Children International
Soins Mère Kangourou: Les prématurés ont le droit de survivre

Au cours des cinq dernières années, le taux de mortalité néonatale est resté stationnaire (34 ‰ en 2013 a 33 ‰ en 2018). La première cause de décès néonataux au Mali est la prématurité (33%), suivie par l’asphyxie (25%) et ensuite les infections néonatale

Publication year: 2021 Publisher(s): Save the Children US | Save the Children International
Approches Intégrées pour Améliorer l' Accès aux Services de Planification Familiale au Mali 2015-2020

La planifcation familiale (PF) est reconnue depuis longtemps comme étant un moyen essentiel pour maintenir la santé et le bien-être des femmes et de leurs familles. Au Mali, la faible utilisation des services de santé de la reproduction en général et de l

Publication year: 2021 Publisher(s): Save the Children US | Save the Children International
USAID Services de Santé à Grand Impact Approche Participative pour Atteindre le Statut: Centre de santé propre

Au Mali, le projet Services de Santé à Grand Impact (SSGI) financé par l’USAID, visait à améliorer la survie et l’état nutritionnel des mères, des nouveau nés et des enfants de moins de cinq ans grâce à une utilisation accrue et pérenne des services de sa

Publication year: 2021 Publisher(s): Save the Children US | Save the Children International
Integration of Midwifery Services into the Health System: Experience of strengthening the National Midwifery Program (SNMP) through UNFPA and Save the Children in Bangladesh

In April 2017, UNFPA collaborated with Save the Children to launch the Strengthening the National Midwifery Program (SNMP) (2017-2021) under the leadership of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOH&FW) to strengthen midwifery education and demonstra

Publication year: 2021 Publisher(s): Save the Children Bangladesh | Save the Children International | ... Author(s): Khairul, Alam Md.
Midwives in Mali: Key actors in the reduction of maternal, newborn and child mortality in Mali (Capsule – Sage-Femme)

This video from the USAID-funded, Services de Santé à Grand Impact (SSGI) project in Mali features the midwife of the district referral hospital in Kolondieba, Sikasso region. She describes the skills acquired with the support of the SSGI project that ena

Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): USAID, US Agency for International Development | Save the Children US
MOMENTUM Country & Global Leadership

This is a program brief for the MOMENTUM Country & Global Leadership (MCGL) Project. MCGL is part of a suite of innovative awards funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to holistically improve family planning and maternal and chil

Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): JHPIEGO | USAID, US Agency for International Development
Reproductive Health in Emergencies Tablet-Based Supervision System to Improve Competency of Health Care Providers

This brief provides an overview of the Reproductive Health in Emergencies Tablet-Based Supervision System. The tablet-based supervision system allows streamlining supervision systems, prioritization of whom to supervise based on the needs, adapting indivi

Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
Processus d’autodiagnostic et l’utilisation de la carte scores de la convention d’assistance mutuelle dans le renforcement des capacités des ASACO et CSCOM

This report highlights efforts by the USAID-funded Services de Santé à Grand Impact (SSGI) project in Mali (High-Impact Health Services Project) to measure the effect of Community Health Associations (ASACOs) capacity building and the Mutual Assistance Co

Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children US
USAID Services de Santé à Grand Impact, 2014-2020, Program Results

This video is a USAID-funded, Services de Santé à Grand Impact (SSGI) project video and provides a snapshot of the approaches and results of the six-year project aimed at reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality in Mali. Cette vidéo un aperçu des

Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): USAID, US Agency for International Development | Save the Children US
Community Action Groups: local force to resolve health problems of women, newborns & children in Mali (Capsule – CAG)

This video from the USAID-funded, Services de Santé à Grand Impact project in Mali features a few community action groups to highlight the various initiatives undertaken by community members to address their priority health problems. Cette vidéo du proj

Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): USAID, US Agency for International Development | Save the Children US