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Every Newborn Action Plan and

Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality

WHA Technical Session, Tuesday 20th May 2014

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Towards ending preventable newborn and maternal mortality

• Huge potential for rapid change • Country demand for guidance and

action to accelerate progress • For greater effectiveness we must

accelerate and harmonize global response

More than 3 million babies and women could be saved each year through investing in quality care

around the time of birth.Photo credit: Save the Children

WHA Technical Session, 20 May 2014

289.000 Maternal deaths

2.9 million Newborn deaths

2.6 million Stillbirths

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We know the causes of mortality

Causes of maternal mortality Causes of newborn mortality

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Care around the time of birth: a triple return on investment

Source: Special analysis detailed in The Lancet Every Newborn Series, launched 19 May 2014

More than 3 million babies and women could be saved each year through investing in quality care around the time of birth.

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Ending preventable newborn mortality and stillbirths is within reach!

Every Newborn Action Plan goal :

National NMR of less than 10 in 2035National NMR of less than 12 in 2030

Global average NMR of 9 by 2030

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Ending preventable maternal mortality is within reach!

Global MMR of less than 70 per 100.000 live births by 2030

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What do we need to do differently? Every Newborn Action Plan Strategic Objectives

Strengthen and invest in care during labour, birth and the first day and week of life

Improve the quality of maternal and newborn care

Reach every woman and every newborn; reduce inequities

Harness the power of parents, families and communities

Count every newborn – measurement, tracking and accountability

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What do we need to do differently? Overarching objectives for EPMM

Address all causes of maternal mortality, reproductive and maternal morbidities, and related disabilities

Address inequities in access to and quality of reproductive, maternal, and newborn healthcare services

Ensure universal health coverage for comprehensive reproductive, maternal and newborn healthcare  

Strengthen health systems to respond to the needs and priorities of women and girls

Ensure accountability to improve quality of care and equity

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Ending preventable Maternal and Newborn Mortality:Achievable goals in a generation