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Photo Gallery: Giving Newborns a Better Chance

Newborns often have to fight for their lives if they acquire neonatal sepsis, a virulent bloodstream infection. To make matters worse, up to 40 percent of bacterial infections in babies are resistant to standard treatments. Dr Tanusha Ramdin, a senior neonatalogist at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, is passionate about working together with GARDP and partners to change the situation. She spoke to us during a recent visit to the neonatal ward.