EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Neonatal Tetanus is still rampant in different parts of the world especially in developing country, although it is a preventable disease. The preventive measures are still non-accessible due to lack of health structures or conflicts and the umbilical non-septic deliveries and umbilical stump are a high risk to neonatal tetanus.

The high mortality in NT is due to lack of specific management neonatal NICU structures, tools, skills and competences. The best strategy remains to vaccinate pregnant women with tetanus toxoid vaccine before delivery. The conflict resolution will play a big impact to alleviate the burden of healthcare inaccessibility.

Keywords: Neonatal Tetanus; NICU; Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine

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