Pediatric nurse Christine Sammy (centre with a dummy child) demonstrating to fellow medics how to resuscitate an asphyxiated child at Kitui County Referral Hospital. Suddenly, her blood pressure shot up to dangerous levels and she miscarried the pregnancy. I so badly wanted a child but here I was, all my efforts going down the drain,” she reminisces. At six months, she noticed her blood pressure was in revolt again. Fired up by her passion to save children’s lives, the nurse has initiated a neonatal resuscitation skills training to equip health workers, and especially those in rural areas with skills on saving lives of newborns.

Source: Standard Digital August 23, 2020 21:01 UTC