Can you guess? You got it…Africa. According to a new report that is out, Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most dangerous region in the world for a baby to be born — with 1.16 million babies dying each year in the first 28 days of life. Want to know what makes this even more tragic? It’s preventable. We can do what it takes to stop this loss of innocent life.

Also in the report came this conclusion: up to 800,000 babies a year could be saved if 90 percent of women and babies received feasible, low-cost health interventions.

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