In Africa, banking on others' breast milk to save newborns →

Newborn deaths have seen a massive decline globally over the past three decades, but sub-Saharan Africa bears the highest rate: At least 27 of every 1,000 children born in the region do not survive their first 28 days. Access to breast milk, which confers vital nutrients and can help prevent infections, could save their lives.

But not every child has access to a caregiver who can breastfeed them and not every mother can breastfeed her child. That is where human milk banks come in — to collect, test, process and, ultimately, distribute donated human milk for babies in need. Read more.

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