Physical Health Uganda Project #33098

Support our newborn care training team

by Born on the Edge

Project Report | Jun 6, 2024
Immediate Kangaroo Care

By Adam Hewitt Smith | Trustee, Born on the Edge

Immediate kangaroo care - placing a preterm baby skin-to-skin on the chest of their mother or caregiver as soon as they are born - not only keeps the family at the centre of a babies care, but can significantly reduce mortality.

Our training team will be providing training to >400 healthcare workers in 22 health centres across eastern Uganda to help them safely implement kangaroo at birth before transferring preterm babies to our neonatal unit at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.

This project is possible through the dedicated work of our neonatal trainers who not only spend their time providing life saving care for the smallest and sickest babies in eastern Uganda but they also continuously look for resources to support improvement of care across the region. Derrick is one of our neonatal clinical officers who has now looked after thousands of tiny babies and provided training and mentoring support to hundreds of healthcare workers and students. With extra support from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, he is exploring the acceptability of immediate Kangaroo Mother Care. Moses, another of our clinical trainers, is providing the hands on training sessions to go alongside.

“I have conducted a number of training sessions since the training courses were launched and I have found so much excitement in sharing and passing this knowledge and these skills. This is something I am passionate about.” - Dr Moses Olupot

Please do get in touch with us if you would like to help us expand support our training. Our clinical training team is dependent on your support to continue their work.

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