Tiny Feet, Big Steps Neonatology Conference: Advancing Care of Critically Ill and Premature Babies in Africa
Experience the Most Comprehensive Neonatology Conference Yet!
2025 will mark the fifth annual "Tiny Feet, Big Steps—Advancing Care of Critically Ill and Premature Babies in Africa" Neonatology Conference, showcasing cutting-edge lectures, workshops, and interactive sessions tailored to address the distinctive challenges encountered in caring for tiny babies in low income healthcare environments.
Uniquely co-training physicians and nurses, our conference has a strong emphasis on innovation, clinical proficiency, and actionable healthcare strategies. Since our inception in 2021 we have trained 657 healthcare professionals, from 159 hospitals across 27 countries (20 in Africa).
In 2024, 292 healthcare individuals attended from 110 institutions across 22 countries. We offered a diverse array of over 90 unique lectures and advanced skills workshops facilitated by 50 esteemed instructors hailing from academic institutions spanning 13 countries.
This year we will celebrate our 5th annual Tiny, Feet Big Steps conference in Arusha, Tanzania from the 3rd to the 8th of November, 2025. We will also be expanding our conference for the first time to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the 4th to the 6th of December 2025. Registration is now open for the Arusha conference and registration will open soon for the Addis Ababa conference!
2025 will mark the fifth annual "Tiny Feet, Big Steps—Advancing Care of Critically Ill and Premature Babies in Africa" Neonatology Conference, showcasing cutting-edge lectures, workshops, and interactive sessions tailored to address the distinctive challenges encountered in caring for tiny babies in low income healthcare environments.
Uniquely co-training physicians and nurses, our conference has a strong emphasis on innovation, clinical proficiency, and actionable healthcare strategies. Since our inception in 2021 we have trained 657 healthcare professionals, from 159 hospitals across 27 countries (20 in Africa).
In 2024, 292 healthcare individuals attended from 110 institutions across 22 countries. We offered a diverse array of over 90 unique lectures and advanced skills workshops facilitated by 50 esteemed instructors hailing from academic institutions spanning 13 countries.
This year we will celebrate our 5th annual Tiny, Feet Big Steps conference in Arusha, Tanzania from the 3rd to the 8th of November, 2025. We will also be expanding our conference for the first time to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the 4th to the 6th of December 2025. Registration is now open for the Arusha conference and registration will open soon for the Addis Ababa conference!
Tiny Feet, Big Steps African Neonatology Conference
Africa's largest clinical neonatology training conference! A 5-day annual event focused on the acquisition of practical, evidence-based skills for the care of critically ill and premature babies in the African NICU setting. Watch this unique model of training African nurses and doctors together.
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Climbing Mountains
Our experience indicates that low-technology solutions of thermoregulation, respiratory support via continuous positive airway pressure, feeding protocols, and infection control measures can ensure that preterm infants not only survive but can thrive in Africa.
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Neonatology Africa: Surviving to Thriving
Giving hope to the future in Africa, the Tiny Feet, Big Steps Neonatology Conference is a 5-day training conference held in Arusha, Tanzania, designed to empower medical teams to save critically ill and premature babies' lives and help them thrive in the future.
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