Laerdal: Helping Save Lives

CORE April 28 2010 – Tore Lærdal

Since 1960
1 mill. Resusci Annes
300 mill. Life-savers trained;
2 mill. lives saved

The developed world

The Global challenge

” A trained Provider at every Birth”

How can Helping Babies Breathe make a significant contribution towards achieving MDG 4?

ILCOR WHO 1 . Focus on essential parts only; A + B + C + D A + B + C A + B

2. ”The Golden Minute”

3. Simple and visual

4. Very hands on Training in pairs and simulation of six patient cases

5. Highly affordable tools ..allowing frequent refresher training in the workplace

6. Cascade dissemination model national instructors district instructors providers Made possible by strict adherence to ”cook book” methodology

7. Targeting also HEWs Nurses & midwives Health Clinicians Health Extension Workers

MDG 5 Reducing Maternal Mortality by 75% by 2015

USD 50 USD 50 ?

by jehill3 on May 03, 2010

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