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Health KenyaBaby’s “First Vaccine”: Breastfeeding Rates Soar
Kenyan authorities are deploying baby-friendly initiatives to significantly reduce rates of early childhood mortality, including breastfeeding, which is often considered a baby’s “first vaccine” given that it is packed with customized protection.
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Health BangladeshLittle Ones to Get Better Care and Nutrition Here
Bangladesh is set to receive $210 million to fund a project designed to enhance investments that will benefit children in their early years and, by extension, mothers who will be in a better and stronger position to care for their families.
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Society South AfricaHappy Parents, Happy Babies: Moms and Dads Will Have Shared Leave
A high court in South Africa ruled that both parents must have shared parental leave of four months, giving moms and dads the liberty to choose how to divide those precious moments with their newborn or adopted child.
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Society Southeast AsiaSaving Mothers’ and Children’s Lives: a Priority Across This Region
Southeast Asia has seen a reduction in maternal, newborn, and child deaths, and strategies and interventions have been developed and deployed even further to reduce the gap in health services across all countries.
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Society AfricaA Continent-Wide Women’s Rights Protocol Has Proven to Be Truly Lifesaving
In the 20 years since its adoption by 44 out of 54 African countries, the Maputo Protocol has successfully played a role in protecting and guaranteeing women's rights, becoming a tool for legal redress and for seeking accountability whenever the rights of women and girls are…