Why Africa bears heaviest burden of 2.3 million newborns who die yearly

Preterm babies being cared for at the neonatal unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.

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At the Mother and Child Hospital in Makueni County in Kenya, nurse Lois Nzilani calls a colleague on the phone, impatiently asking questions about a baby she and a team of nurses are expecting to be brought in by an ambulance from another facility

“Is the baby warm? Are you sure? Check again. Have you have checked?” Ms Nzilani asks.