Cape Town, South Africa: Preterm birth remains the leading cause of neonatal death worldwide, with 13.4 million babies born too soon in 2020. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the heaviest burden, with nine of the eleven countries most affected located in the region. Against this backdrop, clinicians and researchers gathered at Tygerberg Hospital for the Preterm Birth […]
Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal death worldwide, yet in many settings, diagnosing it still depends on lab equipment and turnaround times that pregnant women and clinicians simply don’t have. A new point-of-care test aims to change that, and last week it took a significant step forward. The Lepzi Ltd team spent
CRIBS Global Conference 2026: Eight Countries. Innovation, Community, Leadership: Inside the CRIBS Global Conference 2026 8–10 July, King’s College London From 8 to 10 July, researchers, clinicians, funders and community partners from across the CRIBS Global network gathered at King’s College London for three days of reflection, collaboration and planning. Delegates travelled from Sierra Leone,
Jenie Sparkes qualified as a midwife in 2001, aged just 25. Looking back, she describes herself at the time as “very young, very naive”, but with an instant passion for clinical care that would shape the next two decades of her career. This Is How Babies Are Born All the Time That passion, fittingly, has
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For over two decades, Dr Sebastian Chinkoyo has been a leading figure in obstetrics and gynaecology in Zambia and for more than ten years, a vital part of the CRIBS Global family. As Principal Investigator for PAPAGAIO projects at the Ndola site in Zambia and a long-standing collaborator on CRADLE research studies, his journey with
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Every 6 minutes, a woman dies from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) ⏳ Be part of the solution. We are looking for bold, practical innovations to improve the prevention, management and outcomes of PPH, particularly in LMICs. 💡 Have an idea? It could be: * A medical device * A digital health solution * A clinical pathway
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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 Africa, Brazil, and India to join colleagues from the UK,
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 practical tools to identify and assess pregnant and postpartum women
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 at King’s College London. She has long been a driving
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Professor Andrew Shennan OBE, Professor of Maternal and Foetal Health at King’s College London and a leading figure across CRIBS Global’s research programmes, has today received the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, one of the UK’s four national academies and the most prestigious recognition available to biomedical and health researchers in the country.
