Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialised care to survive beyond the first month of life, according to a new UN-backed report.
The report: ‘Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn’, was released by a global coalition that includes the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO).
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Omar Abdi said: “When it comes to babies and their mothers, the right care at the right time in the right place can make all the difference.
“Yet, millions of small and sick babies and women are dying every year because they simply do not receive the quality care that is their right, and our collective responsibility.”
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The report found that babies with complications from being born premature, or suffering brain injury during childbirth, severe bacterial infection or…
