Kilifi County Hospital situated in Kilifi town, 60 km north of Mombasa, is a referral hospital serving a population of 1.5 million.
Neonates: 1,200 per year, are admitted to the Newborn Unit -18 cots and Paediatric HDU - 9 cots
Staff: 2 paediatric consultants, 6 clinical officers. There are 3-4 neonatal nurses per shift
Equipment: incubators 8, phototherapy units 9
Principal investigators:
Alison Talbert MBBS, MSc, MRCP |
Martha Mwangome BSc, MSc, PhD |