Today is World Health Day, an annual event celebrated yearly on April 7 to highlight global health issues and promote well-being worldwide. Established in 1948, it marks the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). The theme for World Health Day 2025 is “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,” focusing on improving maternal and newborn health. According to […]
Holding a newborn and especially a premature baby against skin on the chest of a caregiver, usually a parent, immediately after birth increases the probability that the baby will grow healthier in a comprehensive way. This is what a recent study confirms and what many in the medical world had already suspected from previous examination. […]
Dr. Heli Bathija has started a simple yet remarkable program called Hope for the Babies to save newborn babies in Afghanistan. In a nutshell, women in several countries are knitting a specific design of baby sweater for newborns. One is given to each baby born in a hospital. This serves two important purposes: 1) The mother comes to the […]
