Implementing solutions to reduce mother and baby mortality and build research capacity in low and middle-income countries
CRADLE B, CRADLE Smart, PAPAGAIO and CRIBS
CRIBS Global
CRIBS Global is driving a bold vision: to save mothers and babies through Capacity Research, Innovation and Building maternity Systems (CRIBS). There is a focus on developing local leadership and international collaborative learning. Each project in its portfolio tackles a critical aspect of maternal health and includes a comprehensive strategy for impact.
Current Programmes
- Funder: NIHR
- Amount: £2.82 million
- Duration: 2024-2027
(Brazil, India, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia)
- Prepare for PAPAGAIO
- PAPAGAIO Diagnosis
- PAPAGAIO Delivery
- PAPAGAIO Biobank
- PAPAGAIO Validation
- PAPAGAIO Spark
- Funder: Various
- Amount: Fundraising ongoing
- Duration: Until 2030
(global)
- PrAKI Toolkit
- Global PrAKI Survey
- Core Outcome Set
- Global PrAKI Snapshot
- Kidney Kind Champion Networks
- Saving Mothers lives – Acute Peritoneal Dialysis programme.
- Funder: NIHR
- Amount: £4.914 million
- Duration: 2025-2030
(Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia)
- Workstream 1
- Workstream 2
- Workstream 3
- Funder: FCDO
- Amount: £4.992 million
- Duration: 2025-2027
(Sierra Leone, Zambia)
- Screen Smart: Guava; Okra
- ACT Smart: Cradle Ace; Pikin; Cradle Save; Cradle P
CRIBS News & Events
CRIBS News CRIBS Global Conference Kicks Off in London, Bringing Together Partners from Eight Countries
Three days of celebration, collaboration, and planning began this week as CRIBS Global welcomed midwives, doctors and researchers from across its global partnership to London for the inaugural CRIBS Global Conference, hosted at King’s College London. Delegates travelled from Sierra Leone, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South ...
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CRIBS News Catching Kidney Injury Before It’s Too Late: Spotlight On: Kenneth: PhD Researcher, PrAKI, Zambia
Kenneth is a PhD student in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Zambia, where his research is tackling one of the most under-recognised threats to maternal survival: pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (PrAKI). His work focuses on evaluating urinary biomarkers and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as ...
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CRIBS News Professor Kate Bramham: Championing Kidney Health, One Patient at a Time
Congratulations, Professor Kate Bramham! CRIBS Global is delighted to celebrate the promotion of Dr Kate Bramham to Professor at King’s College London, effective 1 August 2026, a richly deserved recognition of years of dedicated clinical care, research leadership, and advocacy. Kate is a Consultant Nephrologist ...
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