Despite health gains over the past 30 years, children and adolescents are not reaching their
health potential in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition to …

Fifteen years ago, United Nations world leaders defined millenium development goal 4
(MDG 4): to reduce under-5-year mortality rates by two-thirds by the year 2015 …

Background Improved hospital care is needed to reduce newborn mortality in low/middle-
income countries (LMIC). Nurses are essential to the delivery of safe and effective care, but …

Introduction Measurement of effective coverage (quality-corrected coverage) of essential
health services is critical to monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal …

Background Hospital management information systems (HMIS) is a key component of
national health information systems (HIS), and actions required of hospital management to …

Kenyan neonatal nurses are asked to do the impossible: to bridge the gap between
international standards of nursing and the circumstances they face each day. They work …

Background An estimated 2.6 million newborns died in 2016; over 98.5% of deaths occurred
in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Neonates born preterm and small for …

Objective An audit of neonatal care services provided by clinical training centres was
undertaken to identify areas requiring improvement as part of wider efforts to improve …

Background Nursing practice is a key driver of quality care and can influence newborn
health outcomes where nurses are the primary care givers to this highly dependent group …

Background District hospital services in Kenya and many low-income countries should
deliver proven, effective interventions that could substantially reduce child and newborn …