Sepsis is a leading cause of death amongst newborns in Ethiopia. Those born in Amhara face even more challenges – the region is in a state of emergency because of the civil war. Stocks of vital medicines have been stolen in raids on the hospital. And without the equipment to test bacteria’s response to certain drugs, the doctors say life-or-death decisions about which antibiotic to use are made by “guesswork”
Credit: TBIJ/BSAC/Damilola Onafuwa Credit: TBIJ/BSAC/ Abenazer Israel