7 JANUARY 2016

Now more chances to survive for underweight infants (PHOTO)

As of January 1, 2015 Azerbaijan has started applying new live birth criteria. To promote introduction of  international criteria of live birth the Public Health and Reforms Center of the Ministry of Health (PHRC) has been regularly implementing public awareness activities. As a follow-up to those activities, in December 2015 PHRC physicians and communication experts had educational meetings with students of Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Baku Girls University, Baku Medical College No.1 and Baku Basic Medical College No.2.    

The next series of awareness events are planned for January-February 2016 and will be held for other target groups - physicians serving in women’s health clinics and pregnant women. At the same time a briefing for mass media representatives will be hosted. As part of this activity, related video clips will be broadcast on television channels, experts talks will be arranged and reports and covers will be developed.

These events are being held in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s Action Plan on implementation of the State Program “On improving mother and child health care for 2014-2020” and a joint Action Plan signed between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representation in Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Health.

You can see the photos from the event here. 

The full text of the news is available in Azerbaijani language.