Every child alive

The birth of a child is a very special moment for his parent but the recent Unicef data suggest that 7000 newborn babies die every day. While the loss of a child is tormenting, the fact that majority die from preventable causes is even more disturbing. The data suggests that more than 80% of the newborn babies die due to complications during birth or prematurity or infections during birth. To tackle such instances, there is a need to have better hospital facilities, trained nurses and midwives, supply of medicines and awareness about the threats to the life of babies. The initial days of a baby's life are very crucial and the mothers should be provided with support both in the form of supplies and information to tackle the needs of the child and also to provide the child with the required medical attention. Allocating sufficient funds for medical facilities so that even women in remote areas can access proper medical help at the time of delivery and during the early days is an important step for the governments across the globe to tackle neonatal diseases and deaths.