#NEST360 partner @SandyKayuni shares recommendations & insights from how her #Malawi hospital #newborn unit is meeting challenges of #COVID19. "[We continue our] main purpose: to improve care for small & sick newborns." Read more https://t.co/6Ol5Uw3qVP #CovidCollateral#DAC2020
Investment in local #healthcare workers. Some wards were left short staffed as international workers were recalled. Our commitment with @nest360org to #sustainability & local capacity meant that we have experienced less disruption of care. #AfricanChild#CovidCollateral
At my hospital, there is a decline in admissions but an increase in more complicated #pediatric cases. We encourage parents not to delay treatment for the #AfricanChild & are grateful for the trust families have in #Malawi hospitals. https://t.co/vaglmxRErF #CovidCollateral
We believe that #everynewborn in #Africa has the right to #surviveandthrive. #NEST360 is committed to ⬇ 50% of #newborn death in African hospitals by sustainably delivering a bundle of life-saving technologies for newborns. Watch https://t.co/8AdJK5lPYn #AfricanChild
@nest360org@MARCH_LSHTM I feel great pride in the staff at my hospital KCH in #Malawi for building trust with families & improving care for small & sick newborns—their skills & professionalism will help see us through the #COVID19 pandemic. More at https://t.co/vaglmxRErF #AfricanChild#CovidCollateral
Congratulations to @sekekayuni on successful PhD viva! Thanks to Profs David Moore, Nick Beeching, & Igor Barsukov for an enjoyable & rigorous thesis examination. A pleasure for @StothardRuss and I to be involved in supervision. Looking forward to future Malawi work @LSTMnews