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O U R P A S S I O N T R A N S F O R M S :
The First Moments of Life
It was as quiet as the moment of silence before a baby’s first breath. The grand
boardroom in the Chinese Ministry of Health echoed with Joy Marini’s
thoughts as she waited for this landmark meeting with Ministry officials.
“What these two organizations are hoping to accomplish is as
difficult as climbing the Great Wall,” thought Marini, MS, PA-C,
Director of Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, LLC (JJPI),
as she looked up at the giant mural of that man-made wonder.
It was mid-2002, and China’s Ministry of Health was seeking a
partner to address an overwhelming challenge that affected the
lives and hearts of millions of families in China.
The Ministry wanted JJPI’s collaboration in helping to
solve the leading cause of infant mortality in China: neonatal
asphyxia (the inability to breathe at birth). With 13 million
babies born every year, the challenge seemed almost
impossible. Each year in China, nearly 125,000 newborns may
lose the fight for life’s first breath. Others, deprived of oxygen
for longer than 90 seconds, may suffer disabilities such as
permanent brain damage.
Worldwide, neonatal asphyxia strikes one out of every 10
babies born—but where it happens can make all the difference.
While most babies are treated quickly and have good outcomes,
I N T E R N AT I O N A L PA R T N E R S At the Chinese Ministry of Health in Beijing, May Li (far left) and Joy Marini (second
from left) of Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, LLC meet with Chinese Ministry of Health representatives
Ms. Cao Bin (second from right), Director, Child Division, and Madame Zhang Deying, Deputy Director, Maternal and
Child Division, to discuss China’s Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
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