WHO-backed Kangaroo Mother Care has supported 36,000 low-weight infants in Pakistan since 2021

ISLAMABAD: Nearly 36,000 newborns with low birth weight have been treated at Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) centers across Pakistan since 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week, adding that the low-cost intervention is helping reduce illness and hospital stays for vulnerable infants. The approach, known as KMC, promotes skin-to-skin contact between mothers and babies, exclusive breastfeeding and early discharge from hospital. WHO says it has supported 17 such centers nationwide, where infants weighing 2 kilograms or less receive care.

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