CHNRI

New WHO Report Tackles Children's Environmental Health

CHNRI — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:45:00 GMT

The scientific principles that the document proposes for use in evaluation of environmental health risks in children will help the health sector, researchers, and policy makers to protect children of all ages, through improved risk assessments, appropriate interventions, and focused research, to become healthy adults.

Heart rate patterns before birth provide clues to children's later development

CHNRI — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:15:00 GMT

Variations in heart rate patterns provide information on how the nervous system functions in adults and children. Obstetricians have long considered heart rate patterns to be important indicators of fetal well-being during the prenatal period as well as in labor and delivery.

Researchers say child mortality reduction could be achieved through more research on health ...

CHNRI — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:30:00 GMT

On November 2006 CHNRI organized a Satellite session on systematic priority setting approach in child health research investments at the 10th annual meeting of Global Forum for Health Research at Cairo. Eight renowned child health researchers presented the preliminary findings of their work on priority setting on behalf of their respective teams.

The presenters in the session said the number of possible avenues in health research is growing continuously and the proposals for research funding far exceed the potential of the countries to fund them. This is especially the case in developing countries where health needs are large and health research budgets are small.

New report shows improvements in child survival in Africa for the first time since the 1980s - ...

CHNRI — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:15:00 GMT

JOHANNESBURG/GENEVA -- Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most dangerous region in the world for a baby to be born – with 1.16 million babies dying each year in the first 28 days of life – but six low-income African countries, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, have made significant progress in reducing deaths among newborn babies, according to a new report published today.

U.S. Announces $46 Million Award to Improve Nutrition of Infants and Young Children in ...

CHNRI — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:15:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $46 million award to the nonprofit (PATH) to improve nutrition of infants and young children in developing nations by promoting breastfeeding, complementary feeding practices and maternal nutrition.