Embrace

Saving Low Birthweight Babies in the World's Poorest Regions

Fast Facts

Location:

25 Countries across the world (including Ukraine, Zambia, Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo)

Sponsored by:

William Barnum

Grant Years:

2014

Category:

Health

Website:

embraceglobal.org

How Embrace Is Making a Difference

Embrace seeks to ensure that every baby born in a low resource setting has access, when needed, to life saving warmth from its affordable, easy-to-use, reliable infant warmer incubator.

Work of Embrace

  • Developed a portable, low-cost infant warmer incubator designed to work without stable electricity in resource-constrained settings.
  • Partners with hospitals, clinics, non-government organizations and governments to distribute the infant warmers globally and integrate them into newborn care systems.
  • Provides training and technical support for healthcare workers in the use of the infant warmer and newborn care practices.
  • Monitors impact and collects data on newborn survival, using feedback to improve product design and deployment.
  • Responds in emergencies and in conflict zones to deliver infant warmers where neonatal care is severely limited.

Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood

2014:  $20,000 to distribute infant warmers in Kampala, Uganda, and to provide training for caregivers and education for parents.