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How BEMPU Helps Newborns Survive
We implement novel innovations for improving the standard of care for hypothermia, KMC and apnea management.
The innovations are rooted in strong evidence and are specifically made to meet the demands and limitations of use in low-resource facility and community environments across the world.
FEASIBLE FOR DIVERSE SETTINGS
Products provide accurate and robust performance in community, transport and hospital environments.
ACCEPTABLE TO DIVERSE USERS
Intuitive and user-centered design allow accurate use by diverse users of varied literacy levels.
DRIVES BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BEMPU innovations lead to positive behavior change in thermal, skin-to-skin, apnea care and follow-up rates.
IMPROVES CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Increased weight gain, reduced postnatal weight loss, and lower mortality is found in BEMPU users.
Implementation Model
We partner with public health organisations and hospitals, to implement programs to improve neonatal health indicators in community and facility settings across the world.
We will work with you to deploy the devices, provide education & awareness training and implementation support.
DEVICE DEPLOYMENT
EDUCATION & AWARENESS TRAINING
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT
Our Reach & Impact
Impact Stories
Papua New Guinea Implementation
In Papua New Guinea, 6,000 newborns die every year from preventable causes. Hypothermia is the underlying cause of 60-80% of these deaths.
To combat this problem, the Government of Papua New Guinea UNICEF implemented the TempWatch newborn hypothermia monitor, fondly called as Bebi Kol Kilok by the locals.
The TempWatch was integrated with the Early Essential Newborn Care program and implemented through Village Health Workers in hospitals and homes of remote villages including those in the colder highland regions of the country.
The implementation was independently evaluated by the Centre for Disease Control, Atlanta USA who observed that the use of TempWatch was well accepted, led to improved outcomes for the newborns and improved kangaroo care and parental bonding.
As a result, the Government of Papua New Guinea is scaling the TempWatch to help 10,000 newborns each year across the country.
Benin Implementation
In Benin, more than 12,000 newborn die every year, with prematurity and low birth weight being the significant contributing factors. Many of these deaths are preventable with hypothermia management.
Within this context, UNICEF Benin first piloted TempWatch in three communities of ZoBoZa district located in the Zou Department in central Benin, under newborn care package to improve newborn survival.
The use of TempWatch led to improved weight gain, postnatal consultation rates and made it easier for health workers to monitor the temperature of newborns with low birth weights in real time. This helped improve rapid care.
With the success of the pilot, TempWatch was further scaled up to other districts of the country with support from the Belgian Embassy.
Zimbabwe Implementation
Premature and low birth weight remain significant contributors to the neonatal mortality in Zimbabwe.
To increase newborn survival, Government of Zimbabwe with UNICEF support, and funding from the German Committee for UNICEF and the Health Development Fund implemented TempWatch - a hypothermia detection bracelet.
The bracelet was worn by the baby to monitor the body temperature and alarm to prompt the mother or caregiver to take early and appropriate action if the baby gets cold.