Improving newborn care in Africa: by staff and by mothers

Abstract

It is good to have an up-to-date review of the worldwide situation for neonates. A key part of Sustainable Development Goals is the ‘Every Newborn Action Plan’ to ensure that all newborns have the opportunity to survive and thrive. This paper summarises the main points in the World Health Organization’s ‘Roadmap on human resource strategies to improve newborn care in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries.

Keywords

• sdg
• newborns
• south sudan