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Maternal, Newborn, Child Health & Nutrition

Improving maternal, newborn, and child health is central to PATH's mission and work around the world. Our MNCHN program takes a health-systems oriented, multi-sector approach to strengthening the continuum of care for women, children, families, and communities.

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July 1, 2016
Human milk banks: Bringing superfoods to all babies
Oct. 11, 2017
In Myanmar, a simple switch to fortified rice brings huge nutritional impact
Sept. 22, 2015
A balloon to save moms’ lives after giving birth
26 Articles
26 Articles
26 Articles
  1. Senegal street scene
    October 24, 2022

    20+ years advancing health equity in Senegal

    Celebrating more than two decades of impactful partnership between PATH and the Ministry of Health.
  2. Fortified rice being cooked for a school lunch program in India. PATH provides technical expertise for scale-up of fortified rice, supply chain optimization, quality assurance and control, social behavior change, evidence generation, and more. Photo:PATH.
    August 2, 2022

    Four principles for large-scale rice fortification

    Lessons from the groundbreaking partnership between the Indian government and PATH.
  3. An antenatal care clinic in Fajikunda, Gambia, provides key services in pregnancy. Photo: PATH/Lauren Newhouse.
    April 26, 2022

    Can COVID-19 inspire progress in maternal immunization?

    Vaccination in pregnancy is a powerful public health tool, but underused. New insights from the pandemic may be just the spark needed to energize progress.
  4. Maternity nurses in Nakuru, Kenya, displaying their postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) management kit. Photo: PATH.
    March 11, 2022

    Accelerating appropriate technologies for maternal health

    How PATH is advancing lifesaving interventions for postpartum hemorrhage in Kenya.
  5. Antenatal care in Nigeria. Photo: PATH/Evelyn Hockstein
    October 12, 2021

    Why moms should have access to vaccines

    Why is vaccination in pregnancy—or maternal immunization— important for public health? Here are 10 reasons.
  6. Aida (left) and Mame Fama Male (right in blue) are community health educators in Pikine, Senegal, who educate women about their family planning options. PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
    February 11, 2021

    People at the center: PHC at PATH

    PATH’s new Primary Health Care (PHC) program links expertise across essential health areas.
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