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Align: is a connective platform bringing together people from every part of the world working on the most pressing issues in global health.

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Our community asked us to do more, and we listened.

Six years building a movement, but global gains in maternal and newborn health are stalling as the ecosystem stays fragmented.

Our new brand and website bridge those gaps, creating a space to connect, amplify, and accelerate.

https://t.co/rwYfFQdu4E

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Birth defects are a leading cause of neonatal death, and many are preventable through interventions already in MNH platforms.

Folic acid. Syphilis screening. Rubella vaccination.

Yet coverage remains inadequate in many settings.

https://t.co/ROcvq4dq7u #AlignMNH #BirthDefects #MNH #MaternalHealth"

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Nobody sat through every session at #IMNHC2026. So we did.

Using conference materials, team review, and AI-assisted analysis, we built a synthesis brief for every track - key themes, trends, and insights, distilled.

Read them here: https://t.co/HMd3kfCAVG

#GlobalHealth #MNH

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The IMNHC Wrap-Up Newsletter is live! Inside: links to the full conference report, our track-by-track synthesis briefs, our new interactive assistant, and ways to join our two Communities of Practice. Plus a first look at our new brand, coming August. Read it: https://t.co/lvkMAq6BcL

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MNHC 2026: 1,779 attendees, 82 countries, 423 speakers. Over the next couple of days, we will be sharing what we have built from it since, and a first look at what's next. Stay tuned.

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Family planning is a maternal and newborn health intervention.

Access to voluntary contraception → planned pregnancies → reduced maternal and neonatal risk.

FP2030's goal of universal family planning access by 2030 is also a maternal health goal.

https://t.co/tZmptSc0yF #AlignMNH #FamilyPlanning #MNH #FP2030"

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Pre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and newborn deaths worldwide, and yet it is detectable and treatable. What's often missing isn't the science, it's consistent screening, available medicines, and health systems that catch warning signs before they become emergencies.
Read one woman's story of survival, loss, and advocacy, and what @Unitaid is doing to change this: https://t.co/DTT10MG1wH
#MaternalHealth #PreeclampsiaAwareness

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As more small and sick newborns survive into infancy and childhood, the MNH community must think beyond mortality rates. Many life-saving interventions for preterm and sick newborns carry costs to long-term neurodevelopment.

Align's small and sick newborn resources cover the full continuum, from immediate care to long-term outcomes.

👉 https://t.co/ffDdtFNDzd"

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Malaria treatments only work if they keep working.

In Rwanda, Unitaid and Jhpiego's #STOPAMDR project is rotating antimalarial drugs across districts instead of relying on one, slowing resistance so medicines stay effective for longer. https://t.co/nh0wf4XgIq

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Innovation isn't just about saving lives, it is about closing the gaps.
That's why we applaud @Unitaid for 20 years of bridging the gap between health innovation and the people who need it most, and for the 150+ innovations that have reached and changed millions of lives.
Learn more about Unitaid's work here: https://t.co/w4NwlH0RNQ

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As TXA scales for PPH treatment, a critical medication safety issue is emerging: inadvertent intrathecal administration.

A recent AlignMNH PPH CoP webinar covered what's going wrong and how to prevent it, with lessons from South Africa, Uganda, and beyond.

📋 https://t.co/lz7nZepZut #AlignMNH #PPH #MedicationSafety #MNH

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Climate change is an MNH issue.

Rising temps → heat stress, dehydration, vector-borne disease risk for pregnant women and newborns.

Fragile health systems under further strain = less access to care when it matters most.

AlignMNH is tracking the evidence.

https://t.co/tZmptSc0yF #AlignMNH #ClimateAndHealth #MNH

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POLL: What's the biggest barrier to better MNH data in your context?

Because you can't fix what you can't count.

#AlignMNH #MNHData #Metrics #MNH

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Up to 40% reduction in newborn mortality. No expensive equipment needed.

Kangaroo Mother Care (continuous skin-to-skin contact) is one of the most powerful tools we have for small and preterm babies.

https://t.co/HwMoxwTQiI #AlignMNH #KMC #NewbornHealth

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MNH innovation: AI-assisted ultrasound, digital fetal monitoring, telemedicine, safe delivery kits. are tools that close life-or-death gaps in resource-limited settings.

AlignMNH tracks what's working and what's scaling.

https://t.co/Rp4tZklywT #AlignMNH #MNHInnovation #MNH"

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Access to care ≠ quality of care.

High-quality MNH care is safe, effective, timely, efficient, equitable, and people-centered.

And when women are treated with respect? They come back. That's not a soft outcome, it's a health outcome.

https://t.co/QoK7mIZq5O #AlignMNH #QualityOfCare #MNH

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Perinatal mental health, depression, anxiety, and related disorders during pregnancy and postpartum, is the most common complication of childbirth.

It affects 1 in 5 women. It has intergenerational impacts. And effective interventions exist.

What's missing is prioritization. Learn more:

https://t.co/CJSnoNWJDn #AlignMNH #PerinatalMentalHealth #MNH

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Every maternal and newborn death has a story. MPDSR is how health systems listen to it, and act.
Swipe through our latest carousel: what MPDSR is, why it matters, and why closing the loop from surveillance to response is where lives are saved.
Resources → https://t.co/QWWq4koKp5
#AlignMNH #MPDSR #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #MNH

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Every year, postpartum hemorrhage (severe bleeding after childbirth) takes the lives of hundreds of thousands of women. It is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally, accounting for roughly one in four maternal deaths. Align's PPH resource library brings together the best available evidence and implementation tools to support this work. 👉 Explore the resources: https://t.co/JfB8jJItlC