A continuation of the 10,000 Happy Birthdays project is ensuring hundreds more midwives in Malawi are trained to manage leading causes of maternal and newborn death - all with the support of training simulators, distributed as part of Laerdal's Buy One, Gift One program.

A conversation with Dr. Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University

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Together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), we have launched an initiative, inviting midwives’ associations who are ICM members to submit project proposals to receive MamaNatalie simulators.

In partnership with World Federation of Societies of Anaethesiologists we called for applications to receive our MamaBirthie CS simulator. 27 winners were selected!

A conversation with Midwife Influencer, Agnes Ndunguru, where she tells us more about why she is using her social media platforms to provide pregnancy, labour and postpartum guidance to women across Tanzania.

A conversation with CEO David Murphy and Executive Director, Surya Bhatta, One Heart Worldwide, Nepal

Dr. Weiseth shares insights from the TeamBirth project on how teamwork and communication can be strengthened through scenario-based learning and in-situ simulation training, especially for providing a safe environment to learn and be coached in soft skill development.

As a partner in the Safer Births Bundle of Care program, we were proud to attend the annual stakeholder meeting, 2024. The program has huge lifesaving potential, so we were pleased to see many in attendance wanting to learn more, including key decision makers from countries with high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality.

To welcome in Dr Beatrice Mwilike as the new President of Tanzania Midwives Association (a close LGH partner), we are sharing a conversation with Dr Beatrice where she highlights her strategic priorities for the organization - and shares why supporting and empowering midwives is so critical to help reduce maternal and newborn mortality.

A new partnership has been established to provide more healthcare personnel with realistic hands-on training opportunities to prevent and manage bleeding after birth.

A conversation with Dr. Susan Niermeyer, International Pediatrics Association, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Colorado School of Public Health. An illuminating conversation charting the history of Helping Babies Breathe and focusing on her extensive experience developing and implementing global programs.

The online home of the Helping Mothers and Babies Survive educational programs and materials announces an update, improving usability and making it simpler than ever to facilitate quality training for those managing births, wherever they are in the world.

Well trained healthcare personnel are helping to keep babies alive in Tanzania, like Neema's baby.

Discover this conversation with leading neonatologist, Dr Beena Kamath Rayne, as she highlights the importance of implementations going beyond just training, to be able to change behaviours to truly improve outcomes for newborns.

As part of the strategic partnership between Laerdal Global and UNICEF, referral hospitals in Eastern and Southern Africa are being transformed into Learning Hubs to train and mentor 10,000 healthcare personnel by 2025.  Read how the Buy One, Gift One program is supporting greater impact in one hub in Ethiopia.

A new agreement has been signed with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), to improve lifesaving training and training facilities for health personnel who care for mothers and newborns on the day of birth.

In this conversation Dr Taylor draws on over 20 years of experience working with NGOs across Asia and Africa, and shares insights into how to transition from guidelines to impactful training for better newborn care.

Laerdal collaborated with the World Health Organisation to support in the expansion of a program which is already helping to save lives globally: Basic Emergency Care training. Find out how e-learning and a portable learning lab will enable this program to scale.

Joining over 1000 people, the LGH Tanzania Team attended the conference, showcasing solutions and taking part in two important abstract presentations.

Principle Investigator for the Safer Births program in Tanzania, and MD at Haydom Lutheran Hospital shares insights about his work, collaborating with LGH and his reflections on improving maternal and newborn health in Tanzania.

From presentations to key decision makers, to praise from a Nigerian Health Commissioner, strides are being made towards adoption of Safer Births Bundle of Care in Nigeria.

Referral hospitals in Eastern and Southern Africa are being transformed into Learning Hubs to enhance the skills of healthcare personnel in the region, improving the care mothers and newborns receive.

The implementation of the second phase of the Safer Birth Bundle of Care (SBBC) program in Tanzania has begun, reaching 152 hospitals across 5 regions with the aim of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.

Laerdal Global Health has partnered with the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) with the aim of improving the quality-of-care mothers and newborns receive on the day of birth when having to undergo surgery.

As part of the business forum Laerdal Global Health’s CEO, Karoline Myklebust Linde, was invited to present about the organization with a focus on the work in Tanazania.

Laerdal Global Health solutions are now more accessible in Pakistan thanks to a new agreement signed with local distributor, Medinostic Healthcare.

Listen to Episode 16 of the One Million Lives podcast and learn more about Dr Nalini Singhal, renowned neonatologist and co-developer of the Helping Babies Survive program.

A conversation with Dr. Hege Langli Ersdal, MD, PhD, Stavanger University Hospital  

As part of a UNFPA led program that is helping to incorporate simulation training into Rwanda’s nursing and midwifery education system, eleven institutions in the country have received MamaBirthie and MamaNatalie Buy One, Gift One simulators.

For every birthing simulator bought through Laerdal Medical for use in a high-income country, another one is donated to a high impact partner project in a low-income country. So far, more than 7000 simulators have been donated in 40 countries.

Updates on Ethiopia's plans to improve outcomes for mothers and babies, including how the Saving Little Lives implementation fits into this.

A collaboration with One Heart Worldwide supported by simulators from the Buy One, Gift One program has reached nearly 800 midwives, strengthening newborn and maternal health care in rural Nepal.

Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health invited the Safer Births Consortium to share the results from the Safer Births Bundle of Care implementation in Tanzania, and to explore the possibility of bringing the program to Nigeria.

Key takeaways and highlights from the second Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Scientific Conference 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Phase 1 of the Safer Births Bundle of Care, Tanzania program has concluded, and a formal agreement has been signed for a significant scale up of the program, beginning in 2024.

SimBegin trainings have taken place in Rwanda as part of the nationwide adoption of a simulation based approach to nursing and midwifery education.

Hands-on bootcamps upskill midwifery educators in three states across India, with plans to scale in 2024.

Small actions helping to keep premature babies alive in Ethiopia, including Baby Tseganesh Senato.

Laerdal Global Health and Laerdal Medical solutions are now more accessible in Ethiopia thanks to a new agreement signed with local distributor, Starchain Medical.

FIGO World Congress in Paris hosted WHO’s launch of a critical roadmap to tackle the leading cause of maternal death: postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

The CarePlus wrap has been utilized in 21 maternity units across Ukraine as part of a package of support provided by Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International.

The second of five planned simulation labs was recently launched in the state of Punjab, India as part of Jhpiego's RISE project.

A conversation with Dr. Jørgen Linde, Stavanger University Hospital

An exciting pilot-test program for the integration of competency-based assessments into the medical licensure examination in Nepal is underway, with the aim of bringing about competent medical graduates, improving the quality of healthcare and saving lives.

We’ll be participating in the largest world congress hosted by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) October 9-12 in Paris, France.

In Eastern and Southern Africa, mortality rates for mothers and newborns are among the highest in the world. To address this, competent and compassionate healthcare providers are essential.

A recent UN Report estimates that globally 4.5 million mothers and babies die every year. Tanzania bears 2% of this burden which amounts to 94,000 lives — mostly from preventable or treatable causes, if adequate care was available. One way to address this problem is to develop competent, confident, and skilled health personnel.

Hosted at the Laerdal headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, by Laerdal’s Strategic Research team, the 1st International Expert Meeting for Safer Births and Liveborn research gathered more than 40 international experts to address global challenges related to maternal and newborn mortality and discuss opportunities for collaboration, product development, and new research.

More than 2400 midwives and maternal and newborn health leaders from around the world gathered at the recent International Confederation of Midwives Congress in Bali, Indonesia. The theme of the congress was “Together Again – From Evidence to Reality.”