The Personal Health Record - A Tool for Improving Maternal and Newborn Care
The #MaternalMonday Campaign of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa has canvassed the need to improve maternal and newborn care through the use of client-held personal health records. In Nigeria, an estimated 60,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth related complications on a yearly basis; while another 1.8 million women suffer from long-term disabilities. Currently, Nigeria alone contributes to 10% of global maternal deaths, placing it as one of the worst countries in the
Improving the Quality of Maternity Care to End Preventable Stillbirth
The #MaternalMonday Campaign of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa has canvassed the need to improve the quality of maternity care to end preventable stillbirths. Globally, there are 2.6 million stillbirths per year, with 1.2 million stillbirths occurring when a baby’s heart stops beating during labour. However, regular antenatal care is crucial to preventing stillbirths, as it enables healthcare workers to identify and treat any risks to the health of the mother and the baby. A
The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030
Attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit in New York is an amazing opportunity that the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) and I have been honoured to accept for the fourth year in a row. This year’s summit was especially important as it finalised the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a crucial moment in the history and future of international development. With 17 Global Goals, and 169 associated targets, it can be easy to get lost behind the statistic
Maternity and Pneumonia: the Challenges and Opportunities
The #MaternalMonday Campaign of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa has canvassed the need to address pneumonia - an acute respiratory infection which affects the lungs and is the leading cause of death by infectious disease in children under the age of five years. Pneumonia also affects women of child-bearing age, including pregnant women and recent mothers. About 900,000 children die yearly from pneumonia, with the majority of these deaths occurring in South Asia and sub-Sahara
Wellbeing Foundation Africa UNGA Sustainable Development Goals Round-Up
Energized Actions towards Sustainable Development for Mothers, Newborns, Children and Adolescents Health; Nutrition and Wellbeing For the fourth consecutive year since the Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s global commitment to the United Nations Secretary-General's Every Woman Every Child effort, the Foundation, led by H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, participated in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in September 20
