Specialist doctors warn of high infant deathsPaediastricians during their association’s annual scientific conference in Mombasa yesterday. Kenya Paediatric Association (KPA) chairman Thomas Ngwiri attributed the deaths to premature births and chronic infections such as malaria and pneumonia. Beyond one month, we lose them due to pneumonia and diarrhea,“ Dr Ngwiri said. Speaking during KPA's annual scientific conference in Mombasa yesterday, Dr Ngwiri called for more specialist doctors, saying Kenya's current 500 paeditricians and 4,000 health workers are unable to improve child survival. “We target infants who do not have breast milk because thir mothers are too sick or are dead," she said.

Source: Standard Digital April 12, 2019 11:15 UTC