Prof Chinyere Ezeaka is a member of the ANA and works at the Neonatology-Perinatology Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.Chinyere is a newborn advocacy champion driving policy, trainings, and quality care for newborns in Nigeria and globally. She was the lead editorial consultant for key national neonatal policy documents which have transformed the healthcare space for the Nigerian newborn – The Nigerian newborn situation analysis document (2009); the National Essential Newborn Care Course training documents (2010); theNational Kangaroo Mother Care operational guideline (2021), the National comprehensive

Baby Heroes Africa Foundation was formally registered as a trust in 2015. Our vision is to increase the chances of survival of preterm babies as well as enhance their quality of life. We do this by providing clinical and social support. Our clinical work involves supporting institutions which provide care to preterm babies through the provision of equipment and technical training; while our social work involves supporting mothers by providing care packages, conducting support groups and home as well as setting us recreational spaces in institutions for mothers