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One nurse for 25 babies: Newborn deaths uncover nurse shortage

When Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa visited the Lumakanda hospital’s newly refurbished maternity wing. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Despite Kenya’s advancements in medical technology, survival of thousands of newborns remains in jeopardy, new research has revealed.

A study by the Kemri Wellcome Trust, in collaboration with Keprecon and Oxford University, shows that the crisis in neonatal healthcare is being driven by an overwhelming nurse-to-baby ratio currently averaging one nurse for every 25 newborns in most public facilities.

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