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Save the Children and the Uganda Ministry of Health led a webinar discussing how the Vayu bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device is being used in various healthcare settings in Uganda and Tanzania to provide respiratory support to newborns. The webinar explored the science behind the device, implementation and usage, and scaling and sustainability, and included time for Q&A.

Speakers:

  • Dr. JP Bagala – Webinar Moderator; Technical Officer, Safe Motherhood, and National Coordinator, Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems, Ministry of Health Uganda

  • Dr. Mugahi Richard –Commissioner, Reproductive and Infant Health, Ministry of Health Uganda

  • Paula Rauschendorf –Director of Programs, Vayu Global Health

  • Dr. Loy Nabirye –Neonatologist, Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Uganda

  • Dr. Martha Franklin Mkony –Neonatologist, Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

  • Dr. Douglas Akii Bua –Project Manager, Saving Women and Preterm Babies Project, Save the Children International

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