{"id":28049,"date":"2026-03-08T11:23:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28049"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:23:28","slug":"tanzania-opens-largest-neonatal-care-centre-in-rural-push-to-save-newborn-lives","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/tanzania-opens-largest-neonatal-care-centre-in-rural-push-to-save-newborn-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania opens largest neonatal care centre in rural push to save newborn lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tanzania has opened its largest neonatal care facility in Kwimba District, marking a major step in efforts to reduce newborn deaths, particularly in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The centre forms part of a broader plan to roll out 100 high-quality Neonatal Intensive Care Units across Africa. Equipped with solar-powered technology and 15 specialised neonatal beds, the facility is expected to help save around 1 300 babies each year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Doctors at the unit will focus mainly on complications linked to premature births. The centre also supports Kangaroo Mother Care, allowing mothers to remain close to their infants, a practice known to improve survival chances for fragile newborns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Health officials say the new unit comes at a critical time, as the country continues to grapple with high mortality rates during the first 28 days of life, the most vulnerable period for newborns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The project is part of an initiative worth about $830 000 aimed at strengthening specialised healthcare services in underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28050,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-28049","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Tanzania has opened its largest neonatal care facility in Kwimba District","published_date":"2026-03-08 11:04:09","news_description":"Tanzania has opened its largest neonatal care facility in Kwimba District","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28051,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28049\/revisions\/28051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=28049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}