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Senate investigates newborn nursing lapses as death rates remain high

Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Senators have launched investigations into deteriorating nursing care for newborns in health facilities across the country following numerous reports from mothers of newborns indicating that critical nursing interventions are not provided in a timely or consistent manner.

Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana raised the alarm, stating that failure to provide services exposes newborns to preventable complications including sepsis, hypothermia, feeding problems and, in severe cases, avoidable neonatal deaths.

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