Global Strategies is thrilled to announce meeting and surpassing a major milestone: 100,000 uses of the NoviGuide neonatal assessment application by medical professionals across 41 health facilities in Uganda and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
NoviGuide gives clinicians caring for sick and small newborns step-by-step guidance through complex neonatal guidelines so more lives can be saved during the critical first 48-hours of life. Nurses and doctors embrace NoviGuide, adding it into their busy days to improve and expedite care. This easy-to-use software, delivered on low-cost Android tablets, empowers nurses and other clinicians to make real-time newborn care decisions that:
NoviGuide makes diagnosing and treating sick and small newborns easier, safer and faster. Bottom line: NoviGuide protects newborn lives.
NoviGuide’s use has skyrocketed from four hospitals to 41 hospitals in only two years with the technology reaching rural and war-torn regions of Africa where neonatal mortality is highest. Critical to this success have been the efforts of field partners, especially the Nakakeeto Foundation in Uganda and HEAL Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“Since we started using NoviGuide, we’ve seen fewer early newborn deaths and fewer babies readmitted to the neonatal unit,” says Sister Marcy Obizuyo of Koboko General Hospital in northwestern Uganda. “The tool also gives us more time for learning, which has improved our skills. NoviGuide has truly transformed our hospital, making our care better and leaving mothers more satisfied.”
Seeking to expand NoviGuide’s reach through field and funding partnerships, Dr. Joshua Bress, President of Global Strategies says, “The cure for neonatal mortality is an empowered nurse. A nurse empowered with the knowledge to treat babies wherever they are born, with the resources available on site. With 2.5 million lives lost each year, this problem demands urgent action and NoviGuide is built to solve it.”
NoviGuide makes diagnosing and treating sick and small newborns easier, safer and faster. Bottom line: NoviGuide protects newborn lives.
