Hatch Technologies is a nonprofit organization that originated from NEST360, a bold initiative committed to ensuring that every hospital in Africa can deliver life-saving care for small and sick newborns.
THE CHALLENGE
At current rates of progress it will be nearly 100 years before a baby born in Africa has the same chances of survival as one born in North America. While most women in Africa now deliver their babies in health facilities, these hospitals lack the life-saving technologies, equipment, and trained staff that are necessary to manage preterm babies and newborns in distress.
THE INITIATIVE
Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) is a global consortium that aims to reduce 50% of newborn deaths in African hospitals. NEST360 is an evidence-based model for sustainable health systems change to close gaps in technology, markets, and human resources for implementation of quality hospital-based newborn care at national scale. NEST360 launched Phase 1 in 2019 and targets four countries – Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Nigeria.
