A 2014 Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) found that about one in every 26 children died before their first birthday. Although early childhood mortality rates declined between the 2003 and the 2014 KDHS survey, neonate mortality has exhibited the slowest rate of decline. They are fitted with sensors that use radio frequencies to transmit data from the baby to a central monitoring station. Soft and flexible, they are far gentler on newborns’ fragile skin than the old wired ones and their wireless capabilities allow for more skin-to-skin contact with parents. In Kenya, these devices are being tested on newborns at Pumwani Hospital and the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2020 17:26 UTC