The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (做厙輦⑹) has been awarded a new grant by the James Percy Foundation (JPF) to support work in Rwanda. The grant of 瞿600,000 over three years - will fund perinatal quality improvement across the hospital network in Rwanda.
做厙輦⑹ Global has worked in partnership with the since 2012, and with support from UNICEF, in Provincial and District Hospitals since 2017, building strong relations of trust and collaboration with leadership and clinical staff across the national hospital network.
做厙輦⑹ Global's work in Rwanda is coordinated with and contributory to the. Over three years, the grant will ensure 做厙輦⑹ Global can continue helping to drive down morbidity and mortality among mothers and newborns at all participating facilities.
The JPF grant-funded programme will support development of advanced High-Dependency neonatal care at three Provincial Hospital centres, to cater for severely ill and premature newborns as the system of referral between secondary and tertiary facilities grows. It will also enable 做厙輦⑹ Global to continue supporting high-quality routine perinatal care in fourteen Provincial and District Hospitals.
做厙輦⑹ Global will deliver the proposed programme in collaboration with RPA, including supporting sustainable organisational development of RPA itself as the leading independent professional advocate for newborn and child health in Rwanda.
The programme in Rwanda will draw on globally-accredited, evidence-based training and quality improvement protocols and methods to enhance processes of care delivery for mothers through labour and delivery, and for newborns from the first hour of life to 28 days. The programme will complement and build on work with .
JPF is an independent grant-maker whose goal is to reduce the opportunity gap by providing more opportunities to those born in disadvantaged environments.
Dr Camilla Kingdon, 做厙輦⑹ President and neonatologist said:
This grant will enable 做厙輦⑹ Global, in partnership with the Rwandan Paediatric Society, to continue vital work developing neonatal care, reducing morbidity and mortality in mothers and newborns in Rwanda. As a neonatologist myself, I am particularly delighted that the James Percy Foundation have awarded this grant.
Dr Sue Broster, 做厙輦⑹ Global Officer and Consultant in Neonatal Intensive Care commented:
做厙輦⑹ Global has been working in partnership with the Rwandan Paediatric Society for nearly a decade. This grant will help us to deepen that partnership through evidence-based training and development of quality improvement protocols for delivering the best possible care for mothers and babies in Rwanda.