A series of other deaths also have raised concerns about maternal and infant health in the West African nation known for having some of the best hospitals in the region.
Kaba, a mother of a 10-day-old baby, is comforted by her mother Ndeye Absa Gueye as she walks out of a hospital in Tivaouane, Senegal, where 11 newborn babies died in a fire in the neonatal section, May 26, 2022. — A fire in the neonatal unit of a hospital in Senegal has killed 11 newborns, President Macky Sall said. Only three infants could be saved.
Kaba, the mother of a 10-day-old baby, reacts outside a hospital in Tivaouane, Senegal, where 11 newborn babies died in a fire in the neonatal section, May 26, 2022.Earlier this month, authorities discovered a baby that had been declared dead by a nurse's aide was still alive in a morgue. The infant later died.
Last year a pregnant woman died in Louga, in the north of the country, after waiting in vain for a cesarean section. Three midwives were given six-month suspended sentences for not giving help to a person in danger.Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, who was attending the World Health Assembly in Geneva, cut short his trip to return to Senegal.
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