NEST360 Research identifies affordable glucometers for use with newborns NEST360 researchers published their findings from a study to systematically evaluate the accuracy and reliability of 11 commonly available point-of-care glucometers to determine which could be...
NEST360 Research Presentation at ISQua 2025 in BrazilQuality Improvement Approach to Improving Newborn Care NEST360 team members, Nebiyou Hailemariam, Hannah Mwaniki, and Kylie Dougherty recently attended the 2025 International Society for Quality in Health Care...
This year, The NEST360 countries celebrated World Prematurity Day 2024 with partnering hospitals, representatives from ministries of health, and community leaders. World Prematurity Day is an international day to raise awareness for babies who are born too soon.
Read on for summaries of each NEST360 country’s World Prematurity Day celebration.
World Prematurity Day is an international day to raise awareness for babies who are born too soon. This year with partners around the world we highlighted Kangaroo Mother Care. Preterm birth continues to be the leading contributor to under-5 deaths globally, being responsible for almost half of all under-5 deaths in 2021. Immediate initiation of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has shown to significantly decrease newborn mortality. Skin-to-skin contact’s benefits includes improved thermal regulation, infection prevention, improved breast feeding, positive facilitation of physiological, behavioral, psychosocial, and neurodevelopment, and a reduced risk of neonatal mortality.
A summary of activities from quarter 3 and quarter 4 in each NEST360 country. Our teams have made incredible progress this year towards sustainability and institutionalizing NEST in small and sick newborn care.
Rice360 fellow, David Kimmey, went to Malawi to work with our colleagues at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital on clinical studies for Celsi Warmer. The following is his account of his time in Malawi.
This blog is (1/4) from the team members in Houston and Malawi.
Contributors: Carrie Noxon, Emily Bull, and Nicole MorenoMaureen Mebo Valle, Biomedical Engineer and Researcher, Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, and NEST360 fellow, was joined by the Houston team to work on BreathAlert and Celsi Monitor with our...
Contributors: Carrie Noxon, Emily Bull, and Nicole MorenoRowland Mjumira, NEST360 Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and NEST360 fellow, was joined by the Houston team in Malawi to work on BreathAlert and Celsi Monitor at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi....
Contributors: Carrie Noxon, Emily Bull, and Nicole MorenoRice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies offers post-baccalaureate fellowships for exceptional early-career engineers with an interest in medical technology for low-resource settings. During their time...