Our Impact
Training the next generation of neonatal leaders in Africa
We provide compassionate, high‑quality clinical care in pediatrics and neonatology, and we equip doctors and nurses with the skills and knowledge to achieve excellence. This training does more than improve individual practice — it sparks exponential development of neonatology across the continent, multiplying expertise, strengthening systems, and ensuring that more newborns survive and thrive.
Tanzanian NICU Impact
- We have changed the narrative that small, sick babies rarely survive in Africa. Our outcomes demonstrated that even the smallest baby can survive and thrive. In our Tanzanian NICU, we achieved a 92% adjusted survival rate among nearly 3,000 small and premature babies.
- Specifically, the survival of preterm babies weighing <1000 grams (2.2lbs) and at least 26 weeks gestation increased by 4-fold to 85%.
- These outcomes were published in an article called “Every breath counts: Lessons learned in developing a training NICU in Northern Tanzania” in the journal Frontier in Pediatrics.
Training Impact of Tiny Feet Big Steps Neonatology Conferences
Since 2021, Tiny Feet Big Steps has trained:
- 829 African doctors and nurses
- from 203 hospitals
- in 21 sub-Saharan African countries
Tiny Feet Big Steps Neonatology Conference, Ethiopia, 2025
Tiny Feet Big Steps Neonatology Conference, Arusha, 2024
Tiny Feet Big Steps Neonatology Conference, Arusha, 2023
