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http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_12229.html Friday 14 January 2011 Nigeria: New Born Death Toll Highest in Africa Nigeria is recording the highest rates of newborn death toll in Africa, with 241,000 babies dying in the first month of life every year, a new Ministry of Health report, ‘Saving Newborn Lives in Nigeria’ has revealed. By Lilian Museka The New data shows that as the death toll in Nigeria is falling, the percentage of deaths that happen in the first month of life is increasing. Newborn deaths now make up 28 per cent of all deaths under five years compared to 24 per cent two years ago. Six out of 10 mothers give birth at home without access to skilled care during childbirth and it is in the first few days of life when both women and newborns are most at risk. The report, unveiled Thursday at the 42nd annual Paediatric Association of Nigeria Conference calls for an increased focus on reducing newborn deaths, the vast majority of which are avoidable. It...

News * print * email to a friend Monday 3 January 2011 Scholarship Trust Launched for African Educationists Trust is designed to enhance knowledge sharing and promote awareness of the benefits of technology assisted learning in Africa http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_12211.html By Lilian Museka ELearning Africa, the largest Pan-African conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for development, education and training, has launched a scholarship trust named EAST, to enable African education professionals benefit from networks and resources. The not- for- profit organization, launched mid last month, was designed to enhance knowledge sharing and promote awareness of the benefits of technology-assisted learning and training across Africa. Ms. Rebecca Stromeyer, eLearning Africa organizer and founder of the EAST organization said EAST, which builds on the previous eLearning Africa bursary programme, will offer scholarships to low-income...