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An estimated 6.3 million children under 15 years of age died in 2017, or 1 every 5 seconds, mostly of preventable causes, according to new mortality estimates released by WHO, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group.

Saving Lives at Birth announced Round 8 of the annual Development^XChange, which challenges global problem-solvers to harness the power of ingenuity to develop and scale transformational solutions to improve maternal and newborn survival in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the world. The aim of the exchange is to catalyze scale and sustainability of the most promising solutions that bring together cutting-edge science and/or low-cost technologies, service delivery, and demand innovation in new ways. Ten of the brightest innovators from across the globe will come together to present their groundbreaking solutions that have the potential to drastically reduce maternal and newborn mortality.

Gifford et al. explored proof-of-concept system for whole blood processing that could be beneficial in many settings, including natural disasters and low-resource settings.

The Digital Health Team at PATH explored trends impacting the global digital health sector in this year-end review.