Luke Barasa

When you tour most newborn units (NBUs) across Kenyan hospitals, you stumble upon the realities of service delivery which are not defined by any lack of commitment from healthcare workers, but by the immense pressure placed on already stretched health systems. Kenya continues to face significant shortages in specialized maternal and newborn healthcare workers, particularly nurses supporting neonatal and high-dependency newborn care. According to the World Health Organization, the global...

Last week, our team supported Migori County in preparing for the rollout of Neoguard , Neopenda’s neonatal monitoring solution, as part of the county’s wider commitment to adopt and scale high-impact health innovations. NeoGuard is among the county’s prioritized health innovations for immediate adoption due to its potential contribution to the projected neonatal outcomes. With a focus on facility-level integration readiness, a practical-oriented training led by Neopenda was held at the Migori...