Global Health

Insights from Uganda on how to fight the scourge of child mortality

A mother holds her baby after breastfeeding at Kisenyi health centre in Uganda's capital Kampala April 10, 2015. Kisenyi health center in Kampala, which delivers 600 babies a month, symbolizes the shift in Uganda which has seen the country invest more money in the healthcare system to make it accessible for the poorest, Save the Children said. Child deaths in Kampala fell faster than in any other African city between 2006 and 2011 - despite a large influx of refugees from war-torn neighboring states, the charity said in a report. Picture taken April 10, 2015. To match HEALTH-CHILDREN/UGANDA REUTERS/James Akena - GF10000084506

The best start: caring for babies and mothers post-delivery is key Image: REUTERS/James Akena

Peter Waiswa
Associate Professor, Makerere University School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Uganda
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