Special newborn care unit to be set up in all district hospitals across the country

Study shows neonatal death rate, which is 21 in every 1,000 live births, has not declined in the last five years. Nepal has committed to reduce it to 12 by 2030 to meet the SDGs.

The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to set up a ‘special newborn care unit’ in all district hospitals throughout the country in a bid to lessen newborn deaths.