UNICEF health specialist, Dr Ghanashyam Sethy, says this is because there are no specific programs or intervention for reduction of these deaths.
Neonatals are newborn babies under one month old; a very vulnerable group.
For PNG fortunately, with a $25m funding from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the government introduced the Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) in 2015.
EENC rolled out by UNICEF now covers almost 95 percent of health facilities in 11 provinces.
