A neonatologist’s emotional account has highlighted the devastating strain on newborn care during the nurses’ strike, with understaffing leaving vulnerable babies at risk.
Dr Christine Manyasi, a neonatologist at Mbagathi Hospital, takes care of newborns at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. [Gloria Milimu, Standard]
Her video went viral.
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