Saving Lives at Birth - A Grand Challenge for Development

Save the Date: Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange 2018

sstafford — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:28:44 +0000

Innovator Spotlight: Learn more about Simprints and Bempu

sstafford — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:50:52 +0000

Round 8 focuses on transition to scale—a crucial element in achieving many of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Transition to scale funding assists in kickstarting scale and sustainability initiatives, with a proven impact on global health. Click here to learn from our recent interview with two innovators—Bempu (India) and Simprints (UK)—who have received follow-on funding from Saving Lives at Birth and are now transitioning to scale.

From Innovator to Innovator: Top 10 Pieces of Advice from SL@B Alumni Innovators

sstafford — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:40:36 +0000

Over the last seven years, Saving Lives at Birth (SL@B) has established an expansive pipeline of maternal and neonatal health innovations, supporting 116 unique devices, diagnostics, nutrients, and cross-cutting approaches from around the world. In its eighth call for solutions, there is an increased focus on advancing the most successful and transformational innovations as they transition to scale. We recognize that whilefunding can be catalytic, there are many other barriers and drivers to success that influence an innovation’s path to scale and impact.

Women Taking the Lead at the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit

sstafford — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:31:40 +0000

Ilyse Stempler COO of Open Development, a Round 6 Saving Lives at Birth grantee, shares her experience participating in the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Massachusetts General Hospital's Livesaving Kit Stops Postpartum Bleeding

sstafford — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:02:46 +0000

Eight years ago, Dr. Thomas Burke, a physician from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, was approached by the leaders of a multi-donor trust fund in South Sudan. He was tasked to come up with an innovative way to address emergency health conditions at the community level.

Little Sparrows Technologies Designs Creative Solution to Treat Newborn Jaundice

sstafford — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:21:02 +0000

Six years ago, clinical neonatologist Donna Brezinski was taking care of a set of jaundiced twins in a small community hospital in northeastern Massachusetts.

XChanges and Xcelerators: How “Saving Lives at Birth” Helps Innovators Reach the Next Level

Clune, Karen (GH/AA/GHI) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 16:56:26 +0000

Building the bridge across the (scale-up) valley of death

Wed, 31 May 2017 04:00:00 +0000

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Journey to Scale: Five Things We Learned from Implementing the Chlorhexidine Cord Care Program in Nepal

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:30:00 +0000

Originally posted on JSI's The Pump

New technologies and innovations are quickly changing the way we approach maternal and newborn health promotion, prevention, and treatment.
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So, You Want to Be a Global Health Innovator?

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:40:28 +0000

Written by: Laura Sampath, VentureWell
Cross-posted: VentureWell
You’re smart, you’re aware of the challenges in global health, and you might even have an idea for a new technology that could address a need. Take a look at these six tips for global health innovators—they may help you plan out your next steps with greater clarity.
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