Third biennial progress report: 2018-2020 (‎Action Plan for Health Newborn Infants in the Western Pacific Region: 2014-2020)‎

Overview

The Third Biennial Meeting on Accelerating Progress in early essential newborn care (‎EENC)‎: Synergies with Hospital Quality and Patient Safety was held virtually on 1, 3, 4 and 9 December 2020. Nine priority countries reported data on indicators in the Early Essential Newborn Care Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (‎2014– 2020)‎. Final data were used to summarize the current status of EENC implementation and to develop country EENC profiles. This report summarizes country progress, discussions from the Third Biennial Meeting, and the country road maps developed as an outcome from the meeting.