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These insights will play a crucial role in shaping the next phase\u2014SLL 360, a five-year initiative supported by NEST360 and additional funding from the Gates Foundation, Ethiopia Office. The expanded program will extend to 224 hospitals, with 18 designated as learning sites to drive further improvements in newborn care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major focus of SLL 360 is immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC)\u2014a practice that promotes skin-to-skin contact, exclusive breastfeeding, and supportive care, including CPAP, for small and sick newborns immediately after birth. Despite its inclusion in Ethiopia\u2019s national guidelines and updated WHO recommendations, widespread adoption of iKMC remains a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on this, Dr. Abiy Seifu Estifanos emphasized the urgency of implementing iKMC at all levels of care:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen it comes to iKMC, just do it! Don\u2019t wait for the money or infrastructure to be in place. We have to be systematic when it comes to a national scale-up, but on a local level, the choice is life or death. Don\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge remains: How can we achieve mass acceptance and prioritization of this lifesaving practice? 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