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The global report on transforming care for small and/or sick newborns in 2019 called for urgent actions [2], articulating the importance of strengthening care for small and/or sick newborns at different levels of health facilities to accelerate progress. The Standards for Improving the Quality Care of Small and/or Sick Newborns in Health Facilities provide the framework, input, process, and outcome measures for such care [3]. The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) 2020-25 sets a specific target for a functional special care unit for small and/ or sick newborns in at least 80% of districts in each country [4]. Achieving this target will require a comprehensive model that describes what care is to be delivered and how countries and program managers can build and organize care delivery systems to scale up small and/or sick newborn care.