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In this blog Cristina Fernandez Turienzo, postdoctoral research fellow, King’s College London shares the progress of research which aims to reduce maternal mortality and build capacity in Sierra Leone, on behalf of the Capacity Research Innovation Building Maternity Systems (CRIBS) group.   CRIBS is a multidisciplinary global health research group funded by the NIHR that builds […]

‘A stitch in time saves nine.’  How simple educational training videos can positively impact the outcome of a surgical procedure in a low resource setting. Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality in Low Resource Settings: Over 95% of perinatal morbidity and mortality occurs in low resource settings where dissemination and training of novel interventions is challenging. Free

            The Ministry of Health and Sanitation, in partnership with the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) hosted a Capacity Research Innovation Building Maternal System (CRIBS) Dissemination Day, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 9th March 2023. NIHR CRIBS Global Health Group is a collaboration between the University of Sierra Leone

The Cradle 5 trainers have been hard at work achieving a national scale-up of the distribution and training of Cradle VSA devices across Sierra Leone.  This map shows the GPS points which measure and reflect the implementation and scale-up.  Well done to the team which has completed 7 districts and is completing the final district

The Lifeline Nehemiah Project embarked on a blood donation drive aimed at boosting the availability of blood – particularly for those at risk.  The inspiring Gi4SaveLife team engaged with communities in Sierra Leone to bust myths about blood donation and work alongside blood banks to organise community-based voluntary blood donation. Executive Director at Lifeline Nehemiah