Abstract:
Globally, 2.7 million newborns die every year during
the first month of life because of birth asphyxia,
complications of preterm birth, and infections. Most
of the neonatal deaths and stillbirths (99%) occur in
Low and Lower-Middle-Income Countries with half
of the deaths happening at home (1). In Africa, about
1.16 million babies die every year in their first month
of life, and half of them, on the first day of their life.
Another 3.3 million children will die before they reach
their fifth birthday (2). About 75% of neonatal deaths
