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WHO-backed kangaroo care pilot cuts Gaza neonatal deaths 32%

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC · How we work

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Palestinian health officials launched a kangaroo mother care pilot at Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza.
WHO guidance states kangaroo mother care reduces neonatal mortality by 32% and six-month mortality by 25%.
The pilot, backed by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA, serves medically stable infants who do not require oxygen support.
Neonatal units still lack sufficient equipment and power despite UNICEF delivering incubators and ventilators in May.

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Palestinian health officials launched a kangaroo mother care pilot at Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza.
WHO guidance states kangaroo mother care reduces neonatal mortality by 32% and six-month mortality by 25%.
The pilot, backed by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA, serves medically stable infants who do not require oxygen support.
Neonatal units still lack sufficient equipment and power despite UNICEF delivering incubators and ventilators in May.