Mangochi records nearly 20 neonatal deaths per month in Malawi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Malawi24
Mangochi District Hospital records nearly 20 newborn deaths each month, while handling up to 1,800 deliveries monthly. These figures illustrate the heavy pressure on maternity and neonatal care services, according to nursing officer Ignasio Jowasi, quoted by Malawi24.
Mangochi District Hospital, in Malawi, records nearly 20 newborn deaths each month, according to Ignasio Jowasi, the facility’s senior nursing and midwifery officer. The figure was announced during a field visit organised to present efforts to strengthen essential services during the first 1,000 days of life.
The facility handles between 1,200 and 1,800 deliveries per month, receives 80 to 100 pregnant women daily and conducts around 60 deliveries in 24 hours. Its maternity and neonatal departments must also provide care for around 50 babies in the nursery ward, according to Ignasio Jowasi, quoted by Malawi24.
A project focusing on maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition is being implemented in Mangochi and northern Mzimba. Funded by the French embassy with technical support from Nutrition International, it is due to run until July 2027 and aims to integrate healthcare and nutrition services from pregnancy through to the child’s first two years.
The announcement comes after the publication on 8 November of figures showing up to 1,800 births per month in Mangochi.
