Since Essential Life Saving Skills for Africa (ELSSA) - a NI charity (no. 100712) started the Essential Obstetric (Mother) and New Born Baby Care course in South Sudan, in 2013, it has become evident … Read More about Helping Babies Breathe – HBB project
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Essential Life Saving Skills Africa
Helping Babies Breathe Equipment Arrives
The Helping Babies Breathe resuscitators and training materials arrive from Laerdal. Enough resuscitators to train and equip 200 midwives. This vital equipment will save many newborn babies ELSSA … Read More... about Helping Babies Breathe Equipment Arrives
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We are disappointed to announce that at short notice we have had to postpone our Essential Maternal Newborn Care course due to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. ![]()
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Our team was scheduled to travel out to South Sudan from 1st-11th November which we hope to reschedule to February 2023.
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More Helping Babies Breathe Resuscitators arrive. To date ELSSA has trained nearly 200 midwives in South Sudan and given each a reusable baby resuscitator. This is a new purchase of 200 more resuscitators on their way to Africa. ![]()
1 in 10 babies don't breathe at birth BUT with a Resuscitator and a properly trained midwife they will - thousands of babies will live. ![]()
A donation of £50 provides the training for a midwife and provides her with a baby resuscitator. We need your support!
