STORIES
Read the latest NEST stories, providing insights from NEST partners who advance quality newborn care through innovation, policy, and education.
Fellow Spotlight: Maureen Mebo Valle Testing Tech in Malawi
Contributors: Carrie Noxon, Emily Bull, and Nicole MorenoMaureen Mebo Valle, Biomedical Engineer and Researcher, Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, and NEST360 fellow,...
Fellow Spotlight: Josh Coyle BreathAlert Study Malawi
Contributors: Carrie Noxon, Emily Bull, and Nicole MorenoRice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies offers post-baccalaureate fellowships for exceptional early-career...
Kenya holds GIC for pre-service and clinical mentorship
Contributors: Carrie Noxon and Nicole MorenoGIC for Pre-service clinical training Lecturers and mentors who attended the Newborn ETAT course also had the opportunity to...
Malawi skills lab, tech training & progress meetings
Contributors: Carrie Noxon and Nicole MorenoIn the second quarter of 2022, NEST360 in Malawi provided support for clinical skills lab supportive supervision, technical training...
A step closer toward aligning neonatal variables to the national data system
Contributors: Carrie Noxon and Nicole MorenoA step close toward aligning neonatal variables to the national data system In quarter 2 of 2022, the NEST Tanzania team took a step...
Birth Asphyxia: a case study for implementing resuscitation newborn care in Nigeria
Contributors: Carrie Noxon and Nicole MorenoBirth asphyxia, also known as Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIC), is one of Nigeria's most common causes of neonatal mortality and...
AAP Journal Blog on Bilispec Study
American Academy of Pediatrics Journal recently published a blog on a study conducted by a team of physicians and scientists, including lead authors Alyssa Shapiro and Jessica Anderson from Rice University, on a neonatal jaundice point-of-care detection device (Bilispec).
Implementation Toolkit Series | Leadership & Governance
This seminar is part of the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care Seminar Series. It discusses hospital leadership & governance with insights from India,...
Implementation Toolkit Series | Family Centred Care
This seminar is part of the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care Seminar Series. It discusses the important topic of supporting families and bereavement an...
Sepsis diagnostic device added to NEST360 NTL ed. 7
A new technology has been added to the sepsis diagnostic product category in the 7th edition of the NEST360 Newborn Technology Landscape. FINDER® by Baebies is the first sepsis diagnostic device featured and is an ultra-rapid, fully integrated platform for use with neonatal populations. According to the device developer, the system is intended to be used in moderate complexity settings by healthcare professionals.
Implementation Toolkit Series | Human Resources
This seminar is part of the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care Seminar Series. It discusses the important topic of available models and materials for workforce training as an important part of ensuring quality newborn care.
Forbes article – Engineers Are Unsung Heroes of Global Health
Engineers add tremendous value in all areas of global health and medical care. They are unsung heroes of global health.
Implementation Toolkit Series | Information Systems
This seminar is part of the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care Seminar Series. It discusses the important topic of Health Facility Assessments as an important part of ensuring quality newborn care.
Implementation Toolkit Series | Infection Prevention & Control
This is the first seminar in the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care Seminar Series. It discusses the important topic of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in newborn care.
Data-Driven Change Gets Big Boost in Malawi
NEST’s Malawi team partnered with the Ministry of Health to improve data collection in Malawi through a program that provides computers and REDCap training to data collectors at the facility level.
The Minister of Health, Honorable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, was presented with a symbolic computer donation by Professor Kondwani Kawaza (NEST Program Co-PI) on March 24, 2022, at the Capitol Hill in Lilongwe. This gesture represents the beginning of the program aimed at improving data collection.
A look into Generic Instructors Course (GIC) and Training of Trainers (TOT) Training in Malawi
As part of building the capacity of COIN trainers and potential instructors, a three-day Generic Instructor Course (GIC) was held from March 29-31, 2022, at Malawi Sun Hotel in Blantyre. The training drew 24 participants from CHAM facilities, training institutions, and public health facilities. Both local and internal faculty members facilitated the training.
Clinical Skills Lab Opens at University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria
In February, Nigeria opened a Clinical Skills Lab at University College Hospital (UCH). The lab serves medical students, student nurses, doctors and nurses within UCH and other health workers from surrounding health facilities who are learning hands-on, comprehensive newborn care.
A Look into Biomedical Engineers and Technicians (BMET) Training
This quarter, the NEST Kenya team led biomedical training at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Biomedical training focuses on providing biomedical engineers and technicians with skills in proper repair and maintenance of NEST technologies during planned preventive and corrective maintenance.
NEST Curriculum Integrated & Quality Improvement in Tanzania
Over the past quarter, NEST Tanzania worked towards important milestones in sustainability of the NEST model within the national systems.
Something ‘Amazing’ Happened. – Lever for Change Story on NEST360’s accomplisments
A plan to reduce Africa’s infant mortality fell short of winning the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s first $100 million competition. Then plan leaders took their show back on the road.
Fourth Annual Malawi Innovators Design Competition – Winners Announced
The 2022 MIDC was coordinated by the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), and the National Commission of Science & Technology (NCST), brought together university student-innovators who presented low-cost technologies they had designed to address local challenges in resource-limited settings.
NEST360: Scaling Collaboration in Newborn Care – Million Lives Collective
In December 2020, the Pumani bubbleCPAP was recognized by the Million Lives Collective for its impact on 1 million babies. Pumani filled a gap for CPAP devices suitable for neonatal wards in low- and middle-income settings. The experiences of implementing Pumani led to a comprehensive approach to newborn care that encompasses more than a single medical device. It inspired an international alliance to scale solutions like the bundle of newborn technologies to end preventable newborn deaths.
Baby Incubator Designed for Electrical Outages Wins UI Design Competition
Baby Incubator Designed for Electrical Outages Wins University of Ibadan First Annual Design CompetitionContributor: Padraic CasserlyBaby Incubator Designed for Electrical...
Improving Healthcare Education Teaching Skills: Generic Instructor Course
What is the purpose of the Generic Instructor Course (GIC)? In this post we dive into how the GIC is designed to train potential instructors in how to teach providers’ course material.
Cultivating a community of local innovation
At the beginning of the global pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was in short supply due to global shortages. Hospitals across Africa were being left without adequate PPE. At the DIT Design Studio, we knew we could help by figuring out how to design, locally manufacture, and produce the PPE that the hospitals desperately needed. However, designing the right products for the community required developing a relationship with hospitals during a time of chaos and uncertainty.
