There is a growing recognition of the importance of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for detecting
critical neonatal illnesses to reduce the mortality rate in newborns, especially in low-income …

Each day, approximately 830 women and 7400 newborns die from complications during
pregnancy and childbirth. Improving maternal and neonatal health will require bringing rapid …

More than 6,000 infant deaths every day in just the first month of life is a severe alarm for
healthcare systems on the eve of Healthcare 5.0. By providing timely, reliable, yet affordable …

OBJECTIVES Reducing the burden of bilirubin-induced neurologic complications in low-
resource countries requires reliable and accessible screening tools. We sought to optimize …

Hypoglycemia, if recurrent, may have severe consequences on cognitive and psychomotor
development of neonates. Therefore, screening for hypoglycemia is a daily routine in every …

Early identification of sepsis and septic shock, along with its aggressive goal directed
therapy, is proven to improve outcomes in paediatric patients. 1 The American College of …

Diagnostic tools available in high-income countries are often not available in lower-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) due to the requirement of highly trained workers and …

Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) is diagnostic testing performed at or near to the
site of the patient. Understanding the current capacity, and scope, of POCT in this setting is …

Hypoglycaemia is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and may induce long-term
developmental sequelae. Clinical signs of hypoglycaemia in neonatal infants are unspecific …

Background: Neonatal jaundice is a common and temporary finding in newborns but severe
cases can progress to bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus which may have serious or …