Neonatal conditions are the leading cause of death and disability
in low-income countries.¹
In Africa, most births are in hospitals, yet 1.1 million newborns die annually,² 75% from preventable causes.³
%
Although more women in Africa deliver their babies in health facilities, the hospitals often lack the right technology, equipment, and trained staff to care for preterm and sick newborns in distress.
The United Nations set a Global Sustainable Development goal (SDG) to end preventable newborn deaths by 2030, but 60 countries will miss this target. Overall, progress in each country in Africa must triple to meet this SDG target by 2030.
OUR GOAL
Reduce newborn mortality
in African hospitals by 50%
OUR MODEL
We work in partnership with governments to scale proven interventions, build sustainable health systems, and empower local healthcare teams across hospitals in Africa.
Deliver Innovative Lifesaving Technologies
We test, qualify, and distribute newborn health technologies that are effective, affordable, rugged, and suitable for hospitals in Africa.
Adapt and Integrate Learnings
We strengthen hands-on education for healthcare professionals and biomedical engineers to support quality newborn care and device maintenance.
Data-Driven Action
We enable clinicians, hospital managers, and ministries of health to use locally-owned data to monitor performance, identify gaps, and drive quality improvement with the aim of increasing investment and policy change for newborn care.
NEST360 ALLIANCE
NEST360 is an international alliance of clinical, biomedical, and public health experts from 23 leading institutions and organizations, 18 of which are based in Africa.
Africa
Addis Ababa University – Institute of Technology
Addis Ababa University – School of Public Health
Aga Khan University
APIN Public Health Initiatives
Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology
Hatch Technologies
Hawassa University
Ifakara Health Institute
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Kenyatta University
Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences
Malawi University of Science and Technology
Mekelle University
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
University of Ibadan
University of Lagos
University of Lagos – College of Medicine
University of Oxford – KEMRI Wellcome Trust
3rd Stone Design
Emory University
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Northwestern University
Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies
Our Leadership
NEST360 leadership is a multidisciplinary alliance of newborn care experts committed to ending preventable newborn deaths in African hospitals. Through our cross-cutting programs & leadership, we aim to achieve SDG 3.2 across the five NEST360 countries
Learn more about our leadership below.
Citations
1. Vos, T., Lim, S. S., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., Abbasi, M., Abbasifard, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahi, M., Abdollahpour, I., Abolhassani, H., Aboyans, V., Abrams, E. M., Abreu, L. G., Abrigo, M. R., Abu-Raddad, L. J., Abushouk, A. I., … Murray, C. J. (2020, October). Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396(10258), 1204–1222. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30925-9
2. Healthy Newborn Network. (n.d.). Database: Global and National Newborn Health Data and Indicators. https://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/resource/database-global-and-national-newborn-health-data-and-indicators/
3. World Heath Organization. (2014, July). Every Newborn: an action plan to end preventable deaths. http://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/hnn-content/uploads/Every_Newborn_Action_Plan-ENGLISH_updated_July2014.pdf
4. World Health Organization. (n.d.). Global Health Observatory (GHO) data: Neonatal mortality. https://www.who.int/gho/ child_health/mortality/neonatal_text/en/https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/neonatal-mortality-rate-(per-1000-live-births)