Howard Sobel

Dados Biográficos

ID3575342
NOMEHoward Sobel
PRENOMESHoward
SOBRENOMESobel
ASSINATURASOBEL H
AFILIAÇÕESWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
ORCID0000-0002-1684-0499
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES5
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2011
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Early essential newborn care

    Open AccessHoward Sobel, John Charles Scott Murray et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    In 2013, WHO partnered with Ministries of Health and development partners in nine countries in Asia and the Pacific to develop, test and scale-up of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), a package of simple evidence-based interventions shown to prevent or treat the most important causes of newborn morbidity and mortality, delivered around birth or in the early newborn period. This effort became the largest regional collaboration to improve the qua…

  • Integrating maternal, newborn, child health and non-communicable disease care in the sustainable development goal era

    Open AccessSvetlana Akselrod, Anshu Banerjee et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) are two deeply intertwined health areas that have been artificially separated by global health policies, resource allocations and programming. Optimal MNCH care can provide a unique opportunity to screen for, prevent and manage early signs of NCDs developing in both the woman and the neonate. This paper considers how NCDs, NCD modifiable risk factors, and NCD metabolic r…

  • Factors associated with high exclusive breastfeeding rates among preterm infants under 34 weeks of gestation in Da Nang, Vietnam

    Open AccessHoang Thi Tran, Hanh My Luu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2023

    Background: Preterm infants have higher mortality than full-term infants. While breastfeeding dramatically reduces preterm death, it is limited by biological and practice barriers, particularly for babies born before 34 weeks gestational age. Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children developed a quality improvement approach to improve breastfeeding of preterm infants by strengthening feeding support, non-separation, and kangaroo mother care (KMC). …

  • Scaling up kangaroo mother care in the Philippines using policy, regulatory and systems reform to drive changes in birth practices

    Open AccessAnthony Pascual Calibo, Socorro Mendoza et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    The WHO recommends kangaroo mother care (KMC) for stable preterm and low birthweight babies because it has been demonstrated to reduce mortality by up to half compared with conventional incubator-based care. Uptake of KMC in low/middle-income countries has been limited, despite its suitability for low-resource environments. This paper reviews factors that contributed to the adoption and expansion of KMC in the Philippines. Early introduction bega…

  • Association between early essential newborn care and breastfeeding outcomes in eight countries in Asia and the Pacific

    Open AccessZhao Li, Li Zhao et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between early essential newborn care (EENC) policy, practice and environmental interventions and breastfeeding outcomes. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: 150 national, provincial and district hospitals implementing EENC in eight countries in East Asia and the Pacific. PARTICIPANTS: 1383 maternal interviews, chart reviews and environmental assessments during 2016 and 2017. MAIN OUTCOME MEA…

  • Status of water, sanitation and hygiene services for childbirth and newborn care in eight countries in East Asia and the Pacific

    Open AccessPriya Mannava, John CS Murray et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

    Background: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services are critical to providing quality maternal and neonatal care in health facilities. This study aimed to investigate availability of WASH policies, standards, and services for childbirth and newborn care in hospitals in East Asia and the Pacific. Methods: Descriptive analysis of survey data and observations of water, sanitation and hygiene services in maternity and neonatal care rooms and of…

  • Early neonatal mortality in twin pregnancy

    Open AccessSaverio Bellizzi, Howard Sobel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2018

    BACKGROUND: Around the world, the incidence of multiple pregnancies reaches its peak in the Central African countries and often represents an increased risk of death for women and children because of higher rates of obstetrical complications and poor management skills in those countries. We sought to assess the association between twins and early neonatal mortality compared with singleton pregnancies. We also assessed the role of skilled birth at…

  • Quality at the centre of universal health coverage

    Open AccessHoward L Sobel, Howard Sobel et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2016Citada por: 1Referências: 10

    The last decade of the MDG era witnessed substantial focus on reaching the bottom economic quintiles in low and middle income countries. However, the inordinate focus on reducing financial risk burden and increasing coverage without sufficient focus on expanding quality of services may account for slow progress of the MDGs in many countries. Human Resources for Health underlie quality and service delivery improvements, yet remains under-addressed…

  • Is unimpeded marketing for breast milk substitutes responsible for the decline in breastfeeding in the Philippines? An exploratory survey and focus group analysis

    Open AccessHoward L Sobel, Howard Sobel et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2011Citada por: 4Referências: 16