Since the beginning of April, I’ve been following the Gates Foundation’s Director of Family Health, Dr. Gary Darmstadt’s “Did You Know” facts on Twitter about newborn health…
Did You Know…
These tweets are leading up to the Global Newborn Health Conference (April 15 – 18, 2013) in South Africa. Supporters of the conference include Save the Children, MCHIP, Gates Foundation, USAID and UNICEF. You can follow these supporters and join the Newborn Health conversation using the #newborn2013 hashtag.
Did You Know…
- Nearly 3 million newborns die each year globally?
- A newborn is 45X times more likely to die in the first month of life, when compared to age 1 month to 5 years?
- The major causes of newborn death are prematurity, infection, and birth asphyxia when a baby’s brain and other organs do not get enough oxygen before, during or right after birth are?
- Complications of preterm birth are the second leading cause of death in children before their fifth birthday?
- The majority of these newborn deaths can be prevented?
Join the Global Newborn Conversation!
- Connect with the conference any time via live stream at www.oneworld.org/newborn2013
- Follow and join the conversation on Twitter with the official conference hashtag (#Newborn2013)
- Leave comments and ask questions on Facebook
- Access all conference presentations and resources here
How will you be an advocate for global newborn health?
Sources: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ImpatientOptimists.org, MCHIP, Newborn2013.com.
I wrote this post as part of The Global Team of 200, a highly specialized group of members of Mom Bloggers for Social Good that concentrates on issues involving women and girls, children, world hunger and maternal health. Our Motto: Individually we are all powerful. Together we can change the world. We believe in the power of collective action to help others and believe in ourselves to make this world a better place for our children and the world’s children.
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