Why are premature babies less likely to survive in South Sudan?
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Nowadays premature babies \\u2013 born at 24 or 28 weeks - can go on to live long happy lives. \\n \\nBut a baby\\u2019s chance of survival rests a great deal on where they\\u2019re born, the quality of medical care they\\u2019ll receive and how quickly they get it.\\n \\nUnicef says that in South Sudan, 40 babies for every 1000 will die within 28 days of birth. That compares with 20 in Kenya, 27 in Ethiopia and 29 in Sudan.\\n \\nBut despite the challenges of ongoing conflict, floods and no equipment, staff at the M\\xe9decins Sans Fronti\\xe8res clinic in Malakal, in South Sudan\\u2019s upper Nile State, are working to save every baby they can.\\n \\nWith no incubators, they even fill medical gloves with warm water and surround a baby with them in an attempt to keep the child warm. They\\u2019re also using a technique called \\u2018skin-on-skin\\u2019 or \\u2018kangeroo care\\u2019.\\n \\nThe BBC\\u2019s Mercy Juma visited the clinic and has been speaking to Alan Kasujja for Africa Daily.
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