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UG@60: Kangaroo care saved many Ugandans

The commissioner for community health at the Ministry of Health, Dr Jessica Nsungwa, says KMC is a key intervention in saving life for preterm and very small babies.

The body-to-body contact is important to keep the baby warm. File photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

 Agnes Kyotalengerire looks at the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), which brought down preterm deaths at a very affordable cost. 

In 2001, Dr Margaret Nakakeeto, a consultant neonatologist working

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