Laerdal Global Health

30/04/2026

🎉 Big news! This is a milestone moment we’ve been waiting for.

We are thrilled to share this newly published paper confirming the cost-effectiveness of the lifesaving Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC) program.

During Phase 1, SBBC was implemented across 30 health facilities in Tanzania reaching 300,000 mothers and babies. Results showed a 40% reduction of early newborn deaths and maternal deaths by 75%.

As shown in this new study, SBBC was found to be not only lifesaving, but also highly cost-effective according to WHO classifications.

This research provides strong evidence that investing in quality improvement for maternal and newborn health can deliver substantial impact at scale 🌍

📊 Key findings include:

• 962 total lives saved, with 37,914 potential life years gained for newborns

• Cost per life saved: USD 4,669

• Cost per life year gained: USD 80

• Benefit–cost ratio: 36

These findings reinforce the importance of investing in bundled, evidence-based interventions like the Safer Births Bundle of Care that strengthen care during labor, childbirth, newborn resuscitation, and postpartum management, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

The Safer Births Bundle of Care received initial funding from the Global Financing Facility's Innovation-to-Scale award and has since been scaled to 150+ hospitals in Tanzania. Featured as a success case in the GFF’s 2030 strategy, SBBC will be expanded to at least 10 more countries in Africa.

👏 Congratulations to Boniphace Marwa, Corinna Vossius, and the co-authors on this very important contribution to global health research.

Read the publication here:
https://bit.ly/4eTJbUt

27/04/2026

Have you trained using MamaNatalie?

Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide and realistic training matters.

MamaNatalie is a wearable birthing simulator designed for hands‑on training in the third stage of labour. It can simulate up to one litre of blood loss, supporting effective training in active management of the third stage of labour and particularly the prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage.

Developed to strengthen skills such as uterine massage, bimanual compression, and manual removal of placenta, MamaNatalie is ideal for in‑situ, team‑based training.

Used alongside the Bleeding After birth course, MamaNatalie also includes the newborn simulator NeoNatalie, enabling teams to train across the critical moments of birth and newborn resuscitation.

Learn more: https://shop.laerdalglobalhealth.com/product/mamanatalie/

24/04/2026

We’re honored to work with Dr. Obinna Orjingene whose journey in public health is inspiring. He started as a medical doctor and health officer with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and has since dedicated his career to improving health systems, influencing policy, and supporting communities in Nigeria and beyond.

As our Country Director in Nigeria, Obinna develops strategic partnerships, works to scale evidence-based programs, and helps maximize the impact of Laerdal Global Health and our partners. He brings deep expertise in maternal and newborn health and health systems strengthening, with a genuine commitment to making a difference.

We’re excited to have his experience and passion driving our work in Nigeria.

22/04/2026

Sierra Leone faces one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with many deaths caused by preventable complications.

Access to safe cesarean sections (CS), when medically necessary, can save the lives of both mothers and newborns. However, many healthcare workers do not have the skills or training to make timely clinical decisions about the need to perform this lifesaving surgery.

Supported by Laerdal’s Buy One Gift One program in a joint campaign with WFSA - World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists, MamaBirthie CS simulators have been donated through CapaCare to facilitate simulation-based training in Sierra Leone. So far, more than 100 healthcare workers have been trained across disciplines and levels.

Healthcare workers report:
• Improved confidence in recognizing and responding to obstetric emergencies
• Stronger clinical decision-making for timely cesarean section referrals

What makes this approach powerful is not just simulation-based learning, it’s the cascade training model, enabling learners to return to their facilities and build capacity within their own teams through ongoing low dose high frequency trainings.

Strengthening healthcare systems starts with strengthening the healthcare workforce. Read the full story here: https://laerdalglobalhealth.com/resources/news/bogo-impact-story-sierre-leone/

20/04/2026

Last week Laerdal Global Health Founder Tore Lærdal and CEO Karoline Myklebust Linde were in Washington, D.C., to mark an important moment for global health as The Global Financing Facility (GFF) announced more than USD 800 million in new commitments to help end preventable maternal and child deaths.

“Our partnership with the GFF since 2018 has helped bring the Safer Births Bundle of Care to life — a proven, data-driven approach that has demonstrated clear results in Tanzania, with a reduction of maternal mortality by 75 percent and newborn mortality by 40 percent. To help scale this in 10 countries, we are committing USD 15 million from the newly established Laerdal Scale-Up Fund. We hope this investment will catalyze further support from partners towards a new GFF challenge program so we can collectively reach many more women and newborns with lifesaving care.” – Tore Lærdal, Founder, Laerdal Global Health

📢 You can read the Global Financing Facilities full announcement: https://www.globalfinancingfacility.org/news/press-release/gff-investment-opportunity-2026-2030

13/04/2026

Ensuring safer births begin with quality care and systems that work. In Tanzania, that change is already underway.

Did you know that since 2010 Laerdal Global Health has worked, together with our partners, to help train and equip well over one million healthcare workers in more than 100 countries?

While our reach is global, we focus our impact on six high-mortality countries: Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Tanzania, is also the birthplace of the proven Safer Births Bundle of Care – a program shown to reduce newborn deaths by 40% and maternal deaths by 75%. Today, the Safer Births Bundle of Care is implemented in more than 150 health facilities in partnership with the Tanzanian Government.

We remain deeply committed to strengthening maternal and newborn care with our dedicated team on the ground including Grace Qorro, Ivony Kamala, Dorice Twende, Steve Osumba, and Joseph Mwacha.

Interested in learning more about our work in Tanzania? Visit our new Tanzania web page to stay up to date on our current key programs in the country.

Now you can read all about Laerdal Global Health's commitment to scale what works in Tanzania to help save more lives on our newly published Tanzania page 🇹🇿.

🔗 https://laerdalglobalhealth.com/about-us/focus-countries/tanzania/

10/04/2026

Don’t miss this chance to learn from global leaders who are making births safer in Tanzania and beyond.

Next week, join the International Pediatric Association webinar: Safer Births Bundle of Care: Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths in Tanzania. This evidence-based program has shown lifesaving impact: A 75% reduction in maternal deaths and 40% reduction in early newborn deaths.

Learn from this line-up:

✅ Dr. Benjamin Kamala – Senior Research Scientist at Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Principal Investigator for the Safer Births Bundle of Care, and author of nearly 40 peer-reviewed publications.

✅ Dr. Robert Moshiro – Pediatrician and researcher specializing in newborn medicine, including stillbirths, fetal monitoring, and newborn resuscitation. He has co-led several multi-site implementation studies, including the Safer Births Bundle of Care.

✅ Dr. Susan Niermeyer – Dr. Niermeyer’s expertise includes neonatal resuscitation, cardiopulmonary physiology in infancy, and global neonatal survival. She was a contributing editor to Helping Babies Breathe, the precursor to the Safer Births Bundle of Care.

Looking forward to this inspiring event!

07/04/2026

Real, lasting impact doesn’t happen by chance. It happens when we stand with science and work together to turn evidence into action.

The Safer Births Bundle of Care is a powerful example of what scientific collaboration can achieve. What began as a research project in Tanzania has grown into a proven, scalable program, which is built on more than 150 peer‑reviewed published papers and over a decade of rigorous, multidisciplinary research.

Each component of the program was tested, refined, and iterated through evidence before being brought together into the bundle used today. That commitment has delivered extraordinary results. In Tanzania, implementation of the Safer Births Bundle of Care has shown a 75% reduction in maternal deaths and a 40% reduction in early newborn deaths.

This is what is possible when evidence informs practice, strengthens health systems, and helps to save lives at scale.

On this , we stand with scientists, health workers, researchers, and partners around the world who prove that when we work together and trust the evidence, better health outcomes are possible.

👉Discover the research behind the Safer Births Bundle of Care: https://saferbirths.com/publications/

World Health Organization (WHO)

31/03/2026

Our Laerdal Global Health team has just returned from a few inspiring days at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference ( 2026), and we’ve reaffirmed what we know is key for lasting change: strengthening health systems, scaling proven solutions, and championing high-quality care.

In our latest newsletter, you’ll discover:

✅ How simulation-based training is strengthening national health systems

✅ Real-world impact story from the Safer Births Bundle of Care Nigeria

✅ Our new content series: “LGH Insights” kicked off by Eivind Fjedlstad, Director of Advocacy & Program Development

✅ How digital tools are transforming healthcare training

✅ A Partner Q&A with Luc Laviolette from the Global Financing Facility

👉 Read our latest newsletter here: https://laerdalglobalhealth.com/Resources/news/newsletter-volume-7/

30/03/2026

26/03/2026

What have we learned from three inspiring days at ?

👉 Partnerships are essential.

After three energizing days at IMNHC 2026, the Laerdal Global Health team is feeling inspired and reaffirmed in what we already know: strengthening health systems cannot happen in isolation.

Partnership emerged as a clear common thread across sessions. Governments, educators, NGOs, and private sector partners must work together to build sustainable health workforce capacity where it is needed most.

We also reinforced the case for simulation-based training as a critical enabler. By providing safe, repeatable, and scalable learning environments, simulation helps healthcare workers build competence, confidence, and readiness to deliver quality care – especially in resource-constrained settings.

💡Our key reflections so far:
• Collaboration is not optional – it’s foundational
• Local ownership and co-creation drive long-term impact
• Simulation accelerates skills development and system resilience
• Investing in people is investing in stronger health systems
As the conference wraps up tomorrow, we remain committed to working alongside partners globally to help save lives and improve care through innovative training solutions.

📍 Still at the conference? Come visit us at booth 20, we’d love to hear your reflections!

25/03/2026

A step towards strengthening maternal and newborn health across East, Central and Southern Africa.

Last week, the inter-governmental health organization who represent countries across East, Central and Southern Africa - East Central and Southern Africa Health Community - ECSA HC – brought together high level delegates from five countries interested in establishing the Safer Births Bundle of Care program.

Taking place in Tanzania, and supported by LGH and the Global Financing Facility (GFF), this 3-day cross-learning event aimed to accelerate high-quality, context-adapted and sustainable implementation of SBBC through structured learning opportunities.

Our CEO, Karoline Linde, joined to support the event. She reflects:

"It allowed country-delegations to experience the SBBC program first-hand by visiting facilities, like Haydom Lutheran Hospital – where the program has shown remarkable results – and by hearing from healthcare workers and those who led implementation in Tanzania.

ECSA’s continued role in advocating at government level, encouraging cross-learning, setting priorities and guiding the interested countries on their SBBC journey is crucial for sparking successful and sustainable implementations of this proven-program. We're excited at the potential to help save more lives on the day of birth across East, Central and Southern Africa.”

📸 Image credit: East Central and Southern Africa Health Community - ECSA HC