"It's essential to assess and optimize the feeding and lactation practices to ensure mom's own milk is optimized before the introduction of donor human milk from a #human#milk#bank," noted PATH's @kimamundson as she shared findings from a study in three countries. #IMNCH2023
"The vision is to have localized centers of excellence as a comprehensive package of newborn nutrition to ensure exclusive human milk diets—such as the first integrated #Human#Milk#Bank in #Kenya—for other countries to learn from," said PATH's Dr. @JustMbaire at the #IMNCH2023.
"Advocacy is a must to ensure countries and communities have a strong policy framework and a health system that is well-financed in an equitable manner so that we can end the preventable deaths of mothers and children." PATH's @enasikye, #MNHMovementMaker, @alignmnh#IMNCH2023
1 in 4 babies are born preterm or small for gestational age; some with low birthweight. The implications are vast.
A new Lancet Series calls for the scale-up of low-cost antenatal interventions to enable a healthier start for all: https://t.co/Mf6ph0ulTe #SmallVulnerableNewborns
@Atul_Gawande opens #imnhc2023- we are just at the start of recovery; we need to equip teams (not just individuals), investments in the scaffolding of heath systems for equitable pre & postnatal care to save the lives of mothers and babies globally. @PATHtweets@USAID
Join Kimberly Mansen, Kiersten Israel-Ballard, @JustMbaire, and @enasikye as they lead sessions and discuss PATH's people-centered #PHC approach to integrating #maternal and #newbornhealth at the #IMNCH2023. Check out PATH's events, the Marketplace here: https://t.co/7IMPjMuDlq
Join us at the #IMNHC2023 conference in #CapeTown on May 8-11 as we share our learnings, commitment to health #equity through an integrated people-centered #PHC approach to advancing #maternal, #newborn, and #childhealth, #nutrition health and development. https://t.co/wmWCoTpnV2
#UniversalHealthCoverage (UHC): where everyone everywhere has access to basic health products & services required to live a healthy life. To accelerate global #UHC progress, PATH & partners are supporting govts & health departments in 5 key ways. Read how: https://t.co/44tqSGVeUl
COVID-19 presented unprecedented challenges for the global milk banking movement. On World Day of Human Milk Donation, @devex shares how a new group of organizations, including PATH, are coming together to ensure all babies have access to human milk. https://t.co/hydJhzyJm0
@alignmnh@PATHtweets is happy to host this networking session and connect with the excellent panelists! Please join us to expand on the learnings presented during our previous session. Thank you @alignmnh for helping spread the word!
Meet the panelists from the 'Establishing Inpatient Care: Lessons Learned to Inform Quality of Care for Small and Sick Newborns' concurrent session at their exciting networking session following closing remarks! Follow the link on the agenda tab ➡️ https://t.co/wMjxMxeIQj
@PATHtweets@alignmnh For further information and a recording of the specific session led by @PATHtweets, "Establishing Inpatient Care: Lessons Learned to Inform Quality of Care for Small and Sick Newborns," please see this link:
https://t.co/XaQMxOougl
Accelerating progress and ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths is possible when we collaborate. Join us at the @alignmnh Opening Forum for a discussion on lessons learned to improve quality of care for small and sick newborns. #OpeningForum2021 https://t.co/oQlAuUvIRy
The #infodemic has made finding accurate information a challenge. As a member of the #COVID19 Infant Feeding Working Group, we've developed a brief on addressing misinformation for optimal infant feeding, particularly related to breastfeeding. 🤱 https://t.co/M2rus2FK4z
Earlier this year, we investigated the coverage and impact of 9️⃣ key MNCH interventions across 81 countries. The data gathered will help pave the way toward #HealthEquity for mothers and their children.
Learn more in this case study: https://t.co/cYeD1jlzSa
#SaveMomsAndKids
Happy World Day of Human Milk Donation! Together we can ensure that all infants receive equitable access to human milk. See the Global Alliance for Human Milk Banking's collaborative effort here: https://t.co/vIR7W1XRxv #EveryDropMakesaDifference#WBW2020#HumanMilkDonation
PATH announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously chosen @nikolajgilbert as the organization’s next CEO. Nikolaj will succeed @SteveDavisPATH as of January 6, 2020. https://t.co/zxH4mlMBr0