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Laerdal Global Health and the WHO Foundation have partnered to improve healthcare in Africa, committing $12.5 million to scale up acute care training for health workers in select countries. The initiative will support WHO’s Basic Emergency Care training in 400 hospitals across three African countries, providing specially designed training kits for ongoing workplace-based training.
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According to Tore Laerdal, founder of Laerdal Global Health, “We know that the Basic Emergency Care program can reduce mortality from a range of acute conditions by up to 50 percent.” He highlighted the collaboration with WHO, the International Federation for Emergency Medicine, and the International Committee of the Red Cross in developing a new course model using simpler and more affordable training materials.
The partnership has also established a funding consortium, Lifeline: The Acute Care Action Fund, aiming to raise $25 million to bring the program to 1,000 hospitals in at least five countries. Thomas Zeltner, WHO Foundation chair, praised the contribution, saying, “This generous and timely contribution from Laerdal Global Health supports WHO’s vital work at a time when funding for global health is under threat.”
The initiative is expected to save an estimated 50,000 lives every year, improving healthcare outcomes in Africa
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