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Tessie Mudavadi calls for better newborn care on World Prematurity Day in Nyeri

Tessie Mudavadi calls for better newborn care on World Prematurity Day in Nyeri

Tessie Mudavadi marks Okoa Malaika’s third anniversary in Nyeri, as 92 incubators reach 49 hospitals to boost care and survival for premature babies in Kenya.

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Amos Khaemba is a Current Affairs Editor at TUKO.co.ke, covering general news. Khaemba has over four years of journalism experience and joined TUKO.co.ke in 2022.

Nyeri - Tessie Mudavadi, wife of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and founder of the Ushiriki Wema Foundation, has called on health stakeholders to strengthen maternal and neonatal services in Kenya to increase the chances of survival for premature babies.

She made the remarks during World Prematurity Day celebrations held in Nyeri County, where the occasion also served as a platform to mark a key milestone in the Okoa Malaika Infant Pre-Term Mitigation Programme.

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Mudavadi announced that the event marked the conclusion of Strategic Plan A under the Okoa Malaika programme, which focused on the nationwide distribution of infant incubators.

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Launched on November 17, 2023, Okoa Malaika is a joint initiative by the Mudavadi Memorial Foundation Trust Fund and the Ushiriki Wema Foundation.

In brief

PAY ATTENTION: TUKO is in WhatsApp Channels now! Amos Khaemba is a Current Affairs Editor at TUKO.co.ke, covering general news. Nyeri - Tessie Mudavadi, wife of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and founder of the Ushiriki Wema Foundation, has called on health stakeholders to strengthen maternal and neonatal services in Kenya to increase the chances of survival for premature babies.

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