From warehouse to ward: applying implementation research methods to the device identification, qualification, distribution, and management process within the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) alliance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preventing newborn deaths requires the right medical devices. However, in many countries, devices for small and sick newborn care (SSNC) are unavailable, not fit for the environment, or broken. Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) is a multicountry alliance aimed at decreasing neonatal mortality in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania. The technology qualification, distribution, and management teams in NEST360 work to ensure appropriate devices are available and functional at facilities, by identifying needed technologies, sourcing suitable devices, testing them under varied conditions, establishing reliable supply chains, training staff, and maintaining the devices once installed through trained biomedical technicians. We applied implementation researc

SUBMITTER: Dougherty K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317598 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature