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Higherlife Foundation Donates Maternal Hospital Equipment To Seven Provincial Hospitals

Higherlife Foundation has donated state of the art maternal health medical equipment for seven provincial hospitals as part of the organisation’s efforts to boost health and safety of mothers and babies during delivery as well as reducing postnatal risks.

In a statement, ELMA Group of Foundations and Higherlife Foundation said maternal health project is part of their work towards strengthening the healthcare system in Zimbabwe.

Dr Kennedy Mubaiwa, CEO of Higherlife Foundation said the delivery and use of the critical equipment in maternity wards will improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes as they facilitate the correct risk assessments, diagnosis, and treatment of mothers and neonates.

“The maternal health project is part of our work towards strengthening the healthcare system in Zimbabwe. COVID-19 continues to disrupt the provision of essential maternal and neonatal health services, however, through such interventions we can help to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates,” Dr Mubaiwa said.

“We remain truly grateful to The ELMA Group of Foundations for their continued investment and support to this project which builds capacity of our maternity wards and healthcare staff within our hospitals,” he added.

The equipment is being distributed to maternity departments at Sally Mugabe Hospital, Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital, Chitungwiza Hospital, Mpilo Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), Manicaland Provincial Hospital and Midlands Provincial Hospital.

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The equipment includes 15 cardio tachographs, 7 ultrasounds, 14 portable multiparameter monitors, 14 vacuum extraction kits, 43 suction machines,  9 neonate resuscitation kits, 13 CPAP machines, 11 multiparameter monitors, 3 incubators, 17 infusion pumps,  17 syringe pumps and 3 rescusitaires.

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Mubaiwa said this is the second round of equipment deliveries to the seven hospitals after the first handover in December 2020.

“Furthermore, to build technical capacity and improve service delivery, we recently commenced Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Training and Human Factors, Leadership, and Ethics Training which targeted at 3,768 doctors, nurses, midwives, and auxiliary staff.

“Our hope, through the provision of this equipment and the delivery of much-needed training, is to create a safe working environment in our maternity wards and to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes across the institutions we have targeted,” said Dr Mubaiwa.

He said Higherlife Foundation is guided by their “Vision 2050”: ‘To see Zimbabwe become an upper-middle income economy by 2050’, adding that a key component of achieving this vision is building healthy, thriving, and resilient communities who are at the centre of the Foundation’s interventions in health.

Higherlife Foundation is a social impact organization that invests in human capital to build thriving individuals, communities, and sustainable livelihoods.

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