National Newborn Week 2020

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has chaired an event to mark National Newborn Week 2020, being observed from November 15-21 to “reinforce the importance of newborn health as a key priority area of health sector and to reiterate commitment at the highest level”.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

Newborn Care Week is celebrated every year in the country from 15 to 21 November.

The aim for celebrating the week is to raise awareness about the importance of the newborn care for child survival and development.

The neonatal period (the first 28 days of life) is the crucial period for child survival; as this period carries the highest risk of deaths per day than any other period during the childhood.

This year, the theme of National Newborn Week is ‘Quality, Equity, Dignity for every newborn at every health facility and everywhere.

India is now at newborn mortality of 23 per 1000 live births as per Sample Registration System 2018 and United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation estimates.