15-21 November: National Newborn Week

• 19 Nov 2021

• National Newborn Week is being celebrated across the country from November 15 to November 21.
• The focus of observing this week is on raising awareness about the care of newborns.
• The theme of the event is ‘Safety, quality and nurturing care - birth right of every newborn’.
• This year’s theme for NNW has been chosen to ensure reaching every newborn with quality and developmentally supportive health care services rendering safety and dignity at all service delivery platforms – Health Facilities, Community Outreach Sessions, and Homes etc.
• The expected outcome from proper implementation of NNW is the reduction in Infant Mortality and Morbidity in the years to come.
• The Childhood Pneumonia continues to be one of the main causes of child deaths in the country, contributing to 14% of Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR).