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A nurse attending to a pre-term baby in an incubator at Kisumu County Referral Hospital on December. [File, Standard]
Newbornsand youngchildrenface some of the highest risks in healthcare due to their rapid development, evolving health needs and different disease patterns.
In Kenya, the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey reported a neonatal mortality rate of 21 per 1,000 live births, withnewborndeaths now accounting for more than half of all under-five deaths.
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