World Pneumonia day is commemorated every year on 12 November with the aim of raising awareness on Pneumonia as the number one infectious cause of death in children under-5 worldwide. In Kenya, pneumonia causes between 8000-10,000 annual childhood deaths representing about 1 in 5 of all child deaths. In 2013, the Integrated Global Action Plan […]

Preterm birth also known as prematurity is defined as when a baby is born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. There are sub-categories of preterm birth, based on gestational age: extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks), very preterm (28 to 32 weeks) and moderate to late preterm (32 to 37 weeks). Babies born […]