International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health

Every year 4 million newborns die within the first 28 days of life. And while 40% of all deaths of children under 5 occur during this period, little improvement has been made in neonatal health and survival in the developing world. These facts, among many others, led researchers to found the International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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The Center is committed to improving neonatal health and increasing the visibility of newborn health worldwide. In addition, poor neonatal health often leads to poor health throughout a person's life. Therefore, the Center’s work has the potential to affect communities and entire societies in ways that extend well beyond the first 28 days of a child’s life.

To achieve its goals, the Center focuses on the following areas:

Research

• Promote state-of-the-art, cost-effective interventions
• Develop innovative health care solutions for the poorest areas of the world

Training and Capacity building

• Direct a mentorship program
• Conduct short-courses and workshops at Johns Hopkins and abroad

Advocacy

• Host stakeholder meetings to evaluate the state of the art in neonatal health
• Collaborate with researchers in developing countries