Preterm is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. read more …
The preterm family network is the main traditional advocacy tool of the AFPNC’s flagship project SOBASI. read more …
AFPNC is the voice for premature babies born in Africa and their families. It is a not for profit organisation and network to represent the interests of preterm and ill newborn infants in Africa and their families.read more …
SOBASI is a social intervention initiative of the African Foundation for Premature Babies and Neonatal Care (AFPNC) in partnership with Elorkor Brands, a corporate events planning, media management and Human-Capital Initiatives company in Ghana. read more …
Preterm infants and ill newborns require special care by experts. Our role in empowering neonatal health professionals is to partner with stakeholders to create platform for exchange of knowledge, facilitate training programs and financial support for specialized courses on neonatal health.
"World Prematurity Day" is an awareness day on 17 November that honours preterm infants and their families. It was first celebrated by EFCNI and our partner parent organisations in 2009.
We provide a detailed calendar on conferences and congresses regarding newborn and maternal health. Do you have input for our calendar? Please contact selina@afpncvoice.org
We are happy to provide you with material regarding preterm birth and maternal health. If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us
