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WHO Africa / Publications / The Lancet Neonatal survival series

The Lancet Neonatal survival series

The Lancet Neonatal survival series

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Child health
  • The Lancet Neonatal survival series PDF (116 KB)
  • Systematic scaling up of neonatal care in countries [1.54 MB] PDF (1.5 MB)
  • Evidence based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save? [133.93 kB] PDF (134 KB)
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