Last maternity clinic in Ukraine-controlled Donbas a lifeline as war closes in
Pokrovsk, Ukraine Reuters In the last specialist maternity ward still under Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region, the windows are packed with sandbags. Rooms used for births at the Perinatal Centre in the city of Pokrovsk follow the two-wall rule, which says the safest parts of a building are separated from the outside by […]
Baby found buried alive highlights India’s battle to protect girls
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation A baby girl found buried alive in India was a suspected case of female infanticide, police said on Monday, the latest to highlight the preference for sons in a country where the number of girls has been declining. A couple, who went to bury their newborn at a grave after […]
Knock-on effects of war kill 300 babies every day – charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation Starvation, disease and a lack of aid are killing 300 babies a day in warzones around the world, with the number of children caught up in conflicts nearing a 30 year high, Save the Children said on Friday. Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Syria were among the worst conflict zones […]
More babies dying in Venezuela as crisis worsens – researchers
Thomson Reuters Foundation Rising numbers of babies are dying in Venezuela as its health system collapses, researchers said last week, reversing the country’s big reduction infant mortality rates over the past two decades. The new research, published in The Lancet Global Health journal, said that Venezuela is the only country in South America with infant […]
Vanuatu baby vaccinated in world’s first commercial drone delivery
Thomson Reuters Foundation A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first person in the world to be immunised using vaccines delivered by a commercial drone, the United Nations said, raising hopes that the method could save lives in other far-flung areas. The drone flew for 25 minutes across 40 kilometres of mountainous terrain to […]
DON’T GIVE IN!
I recently spent a week at day camp with 250 kids. Confrontation? Paul Clark says giving in to young children when they throw a tantrum will simply mean more tantrums. PICTURE: Jelleke Vanooteghem/Unsplash It soon becomes obvious which kids are used to getting their own way. When a child is told ‘no’, some throw a ‘wobbly’ […]