In 2015, in a small district hospital in Telangana, a baby girl was born - Rishita. She was admitted to a Special Newborn Care Unit immediately after birth.
At that time, she was the smallest recorded baby born in India, weighing only 650 grams.
Only Dr. Yadaiah and his medical staff believed she could survive. They kept her warm and played sounds to mimic a mother's womb.
With each passing day, she was growing stronger and gaining weight. The doctors and her family were becoming hopeful.
Rishita survived.
Today she is almost three and living happily with her mother and father.
There are over 1,000,000 children admitted in 874 Special Newborn Care Units across our country every year.
How UNICEF helps?
UNICEF helps to ensure every unit is equipped with state-of the-art specialized medical care facilities like pulse oxy-meters, infusion pumps, radiant warmers, photo-therapy units and oxygen concentrators - all to help save the lives of little innocent newborn babies.
How will my donation be used?
Where will my donation be used?
There are over 870 Special Newborn Care Units in over 726 districts in India currently. Your support helps in ensuring more and more SNCU's are equipped with all the right equipment and functioning optimally to treat more sick newborns every day.