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Caffeine citrate: New 'gamechanger' drug in saving lives of preterm and low-birth babies

The in charge of newborn unit Nurse Shekilah Cheruiyot prepares bedding for preterm babies, at Margaret Kenyatta Mother Baby, at Nakuru Level Five Hospital. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

There is hope in reducing infant deaths in Kenya, following the adoption of a drug that manages breathing problems in newborns.

The Ministry of Health has adopted the use of caffeine citrate in the management of apnoea prematurity.

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