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Helping Babies Breathe Global Development Alliance and the Power of Partnerships
William J Keenan1,2, Susan Niermeyer3,4, Anna Af Ugglas5
1Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri.
Insights
The Helping Babies Breathe Global Development Alliance (GDA) improved neonatal resuscitation in low-income countries. Partnerships accelerated training and implementation, reducing infant mortality from birth asphyxia.
Area of Science:
- Global health
- Neonatal resuscitation science
- Public-private partnerships
Background:
- Neonatal mortality and morbidity from birth asphyxia remain significant global health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
- The Helping Babies Breathe educational program aimed to address these issues through improved neonatal resuscitation techniques.
- A public-private partnership, the Helping Babies Breathe Global Development Alliance (GDA), was formed to accelerate program dissemination and implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the motivations and collaborative strengths of GDA member organizations.
- To describe the impact of the GDA on neonatal resuscitation in resource-limited settings.
- To share lessons learned regarding partnerships, challenges, and future directions for neonatal care.
Main Methods:
- The study involved representatives from six GDA organizations detailing their contributions and experiences.
- Analysis of how organizational strengths in resuscitation science, education, advocacy, implementation, and research were leveraged.
- Qualitative insights into the dynamics, challenges, and transformative effects of the public-private partnership.
Main Results:
- The GDA successfully accelerated the dissemination and implementation of neonatal resuscitation, significantly impacting the landscape in low- and middle-income countries.
- Collaboration among diverse organizations, pooling resources and expertise, was crucial to achieving common goals.
- The initiative demonstrated the power of partnerships in transforming neonatal care and reducing birth asphyxia-related mortality.
Conclusions:
- The GDA achieved substantial progress in neonatal resuscitation through effective public-private collaboration.
- Sustained efforts are needed to address remaining challenges, including prevention, quality of care, and integration into health systems.
- Lessons learned from the GDA underscore the importance of continued investment in partnerships for essential newborn care.
Abstract:
The Helping Babies Breathe Global Development Alliance (GDA) was a public-private partnership created simultaneously with the launch of the educational program Helping Babies Breathe to accelerate dissemination and implementation of neonatal resuscitation in low- and middle-income countries with the goal of reducing the global burden of neonatal mortality and morbidity related to birth asphyxia. Representatives from 6 organizations in the GDA highlight the recognized needs that motivated their participation and how they built on one another's strengths in resuscitation science and education, advocacy, frontline implementation, health system strengthening, and implementation research to achieve common goals. Contributions of time, talent, and financial resources from the community, government, and private corporations and foundations powered an initiative that transformed the landscape for neonatal resuscitation in low- and middle-income countries. The organizations describe the power of partnerships, the challenges they faced, and how each organization was shaped by the collaboration. Although great progress was achieved, lessons learned through the GDA and additional efforts must still be applied to the remaining challenges of prevention, widespread implementation, improvement in the quality of care, and sustainable integration of neonatal resuscitation and essential newborn care into the fabric of health care systems.
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