Laerdal Global Health

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🩺 Webinar: PPH – From Roadmap to Reality 🌍 Join us on Tuesday, 19 November 2024, from 14:00-15:30 UTC for a webinar featuring leaders from World Health Organization, ICM, and FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) working together to reduce postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) globally. Learn about the WHO Roadmap for #PPH and hear insights from a trainee obstetrician and young midwife, highlighting the crucial role of the next generation in women’s health. This is a call to action for FIGO and ICM member associations to drive forward PPH elimination efforts worldwide. 🔗 Register now: https://figo.ooo/4dVsnIv #MaternalHealth

While our work at LGH continues to focus wholeheartedly on maternal and newborn health, we're also proud to support the World Health Organization in addressing time-critical emergencies that include, but are not limited to childbirth complications. We're working to help WHO scale up a hybrid version of their highly impactful Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course that will help to strengthen acute care systems in places where it's needed most. The first convening of the Acute Care Action Network took place in Geneva earlier this month. Read about the work underway by this inspiring group of partners 👇

🌍 We’re excited to have joined the field test in Rwanda for the innovative new World Health Organization hybrid learning model for Basic Emergency Care. Laerdal has been working in collaboration with the WHO to adapt its highly successful Basic Emergency Care course to a hybrid format, reducing required in-person time to just 2 days enhanced with eLearning modules and new tools for hands-on simulation-based training sessions for time-critical emergencies.    🚑💻 This innovative approach empowers first contact health workers with essential skills while making training more accessible and affordable.    Recently, BEC hybrid pilot tests took place in several hospitals in Rwanda, including King Faisal Hospital Rwanda facilitated by Dr. Tsion Firew. This pilot program is set to scale up BEC training across the country. ➡ Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dcd5KAyA

“As technology is advancing, so is healthcare. Not only in terms of tools and equipment, but also in ways of training healthcare personnel, such as midwives. With technology, even the most remote healthcare professionals can be reached. … But technology alone does not make a difference. Midwives do.” In our latest Partner Q&A, hear from Anna Frellsen, CEO of the global non-profit organization Maternity Foundation, as she shares insights on how technology can advance maternal health. Don’t miss it! 👇 https://lnkd.in/d9JMkCJ4

🌟 We know that practice is key for getting the most out of anything we do, and simulation training is no different. But it goes beyond just technical skills, it's also about decision-making, situational awareness, and team communication—especially during the critical Golden Minute after birth if a newborn isn’t breathing.   At Haydom Lutheran Hospital in Tanzania, they’re setting the gold standard for low-dose, high-frequency training. How are they doing it? By engaging local champions from the labor ward to inspire and motivate their colleagues, highlighting the need for high-quality ventilation training. A year later, they've documented an impressive 8,500 individual skill trainings, with 75% of the team now participating in monthly sessions. ✨ Have a few minutes? Read more in this article by Dr. May Sissel Vadla 👉https://lnkd.in/dRh6dmqu

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a vital element of routine care for low birth weight or premature newborns. We are delighted to see our CarePlus preterm-wrap supporting a new father in Burkina Faso to adopt this method and provide one of his new twins with this much needed skin-to-skin care. 💚

✨We’re proud to be working with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to build healthcare personnel capacity at 8 government medical colleges in the state of Bihar to enhance emergency maternal, newborn, and pediatric care services under the Doctor’s Mentoring Program. To ensure effective use of space and efficiency, we’ve helped PHFI design and establish 20x20 sq. ft. skills labs at these medical colleges to support hands-on simulation-based training. Additionally, we conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) program for Obstetricians, Pediatricians, and Anesthesiologists in Patna, enabling them to be prepared to share what they learn with other healthcare professionals. These 40 participants will go on to train others in their respective hospitals creating a ripple effect we believe will result in better care and better outcomes. 🚀

The World Health Summit took place in Berlin last week, bringing together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector and civil society. People travelled from around the world to be part of this event that aimed to set the agenda for a healthier future by inspiring innovative solutions that can improve health outcomes, for all. CEO Karoline Myklebust Linde took part, together with Dr Robert Moshiro from the Haydom Lutheran Hospital - our partners in the Safer Births Bundle of Care program. The program's approach and the preliminary results, which show impressive reductions in maternal and newborn mortality in Tanzania, sparked enthusiasm and great conversations! 🤝 Thank you to all those we connected with during the summit, who continue to share in our commitment to help save more mothers and newborns, globally. #globalhealth #berlin #worldhealthsummit #maternalcare #maternalhealth #womenshealth #newborncare #neonatology #saferbirths #sbbcprogram

🌍 Good things are happening in Nepal! Under the leadership of the Family Welfare Division with support from UNICEF Nepal and in collaboration with the Simulation Society of Nepal, we’re working to enhance maternal and newborn care across 10 facilities supporting over 30,000 births every year. Earlier this week, an orientation for the program “Strengthening Competency and Quality Improvement in Maternal and Newborn Care” was conducted in the Lumbini province. This event marked the formal beginning of the program's implementation in the province. A similar orientation in the Sudurpaschim province will take place later this week. The program focuses on cost-effective simulation-based training to improve healthcare quality. This collaborative effort marks a significant step forward in improving healthcare in Nepal. 🚀 Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dXX8BMx2