ICHAfrica

Modeling innovative neonatal care in Africa and leading the largest clinical neonatal conferences - Tiny Feet Big Steps - in Africa.

Neonatal diseases are the leading cause of death in most African countries, regardless of age or gender. Prematurity accounts for most newborn deaths, and most of these deaths could be prevented with low cost, evidence-based interventions that are being implemented today in some African hospitals.

The Institute for Child Healthcare Africa (ICHA) arose out of  a decade of innovative neonatology work  in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre. We changed the narrative that small, sick babies rarely survive in Africa. Our outcomes demonstrated that even the smallest baby can survive and thrive. In our Tanzanian NICU, we achieved a 90% survival rate for premature babies.