18/11/2025
𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋
Around 1 in 10 babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Without effective care, they are at high risk of life-threatening health conditions like respiratory distress, infections and hypothermia, which together lead to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths each year.
In an effort to raise awareness on the challenges and needs of premature babies, the Department of Paediatrics, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre , in collaboration with Astro, has successfully organised World Prematurity Day 2025 on 15 November 2025 at Auditorium, SASMEC .
The event was aimed to educate parents and caregivers about the cause and prevention of preterm birth, harnessed cooperation between healthcare providers, families and the community in supporting neonatal care.
Among the activities were health talk, forum, testimony sharing, games, fashion show and clown show for the kids.
It is with high hopes that the programme manage to advocate a quality care for participating families through knowledge and experience sharing. A strong start isn’t just about survival. It’s about giving these babies the chance not only to survive but to thrive and one day, might transform the world.