DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 30 -- THE Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) has been urged to sustain research partnerships with international academic institutions to improve healthcare for premature and low-birthweight babies, who face a high risk of death in the country.

The call comes amid statistics showing that 17 out of every 100 babies born have either been delivered prematurely or have low birthweight, underscoring the needful interventions to protect their lives.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines low birthweight as less than 2.5 kilograms at birth.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam yesterday at the 18th MUHAS University-Wide Research Dissemination Symposium, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr...