A premature baby is shown in the postnatal ward at Cama Hospital, a major hospital for women and children, in Mumbai, India. UN Photo/Mark Garten
April 15 will kick off the first Global Conference on Newborn Health. Leading up to the mid-April conference sponsors (@mchipnet, @gatesfoundation @unicef, @savethechildren and @usaid) along with supporters (@jhpiego, @jsihealth, @laerdalmedical) will share newborn health and survival facts via Twitter.
Additionally, Dr. Gary Darmstadt (@gdarmsta), Director of the Family Health Division of the Gates Foundation, will keynote the conference and will tweet daily newborn health information as well. You can follow the conversation and share tweets at #newborn2013. You can also watch the livestream of the conference which will take place in South Africa at www.oneworld.org/newborn2013.
Nearly 3 mil newborns wont make it to their 1st bday #Newborn2013 will speed up scale up of effective interventions http://t.co/FcmCUGSnWo
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MCHIP (@mchipnet) April 01, 2013
Ghana pioneering in smart use of data and ICT to save maternal and newborn lives, ow.ly/jzzKy #newborn2013
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Gary L Darmstadt (@gdarmsta) March 29, 2013
No baby is born to die yet 3 million a year don't make it past 28 days of life. Solutions exist to save them: #Newborn2013
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MCHIP (@mchipnet) March 31, 2013
6 surprising facts about saving #newborns in 2013: gates.ly/11suNZF #newborns2013
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Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) March 23, 2013
We must go beyond the health clinic & mother-centric care 2 reach #newborns in traditional communities: gates.ly/YJWRkF #Newborn2013
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The Partnership (@PMNCH) March 28, 2013
3M newborns die each yr from preventable causes. Leaders gathering in April #Newborn2013. You can participate online http://t.co/7B0bK38Udx
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MCHIP (@mchipnet) March 26, 2013
Millions of babies can be saved with easy to use, low-cost methods. Get involved with #Newborn2013 yfrog.com/j225wvsj via @MCHIPnet
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john snow, inc (JSI) (@JSIhealth) March 28, 2013
Cultural practices must be considered when designing interventions for newborn health @gdarmsta #Newborn2013 ow.ly/jxRok
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HNN (@HealthyNewborns) March 28, 2013
Globally, 43% of deaths of children under 5 yrs old are newborns. No baby is born to die! #Newborn2013 @gatesfoundation @HealthyNewborns
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MCHIP (@mchipnet) March 28, 2013
Read more about the Global Newborn Health Conference at www.newborn2013.com and continue to follow the conversation at #newborn2013.
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