Objective Most African women face childbirth without access to skilled health workers when obstetric and neonatal emergencies arise. Providing and retaining skilled health workers is vital in attempts to save the 600,000 women and 7 million babies who die annually in Africa. In the modern world this tragedy is unacceptable and largely preventable. Education and training for health professionals is the key to improving healthcare for mothers and babies in Africa. Non-Physician Clinicians (NPCs) are an effective and retainable health solution for doctor-less rural and some urban areas of Africa. Task shifting to NPCs needs to be extended, enhanced, endorsed and supported by the healthcare community and will be the aim of Work Package 1 (WP1) and WP3.The project aims to develop, implement and evaluate clinical service improvement through clinical guidelines and pathways in WP2, structured education and clinical leadership training (WP3) and workforce development of NPCs and faculty (WP1, WP3). A key element will be continuing support for NPCs in the workplace using communications technology and mentorship from local and international physicians (WP1, WP3).All service improvements will be sustainable, scalable, cost-effective, transferrable and co-developed by professional partners in Africa. Bringing together key European and African partners with GE Healthcare to address the major issues of enhancing a sustainable healthcare workforce and enhancing appropriate training in the use of existing technologies should help to significantly reduce the loss of mothers and babies in Africa. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineobstetricschildbirth Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2010.3.4-2 - Feasibility and community effectiveness of innovative intervention packages for maternal and new-born health in Africa Call for proposal FP7-AFRICA-2010 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK EU contribution € 705 010,30 Address Kirby Corner Road - University House CV4 8UW Coventry United Kingdom See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Coventry Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Peter Hedges (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET Sweden EU contribution € 458 420,80 Address Nobels Vag 5 17177 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Christina Bergehed-Bonnevier (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Malawi Ministry of Health Malawi EU contribution € 59 061,60 Address Ministry of Health Lilongwe See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Chisale Mhango (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE Tanzania EU contribution € 723 046,40 Address KIKO AVENUE OFF OLD BAGAMOYO ROAD PLOT 463 14112 DAR ES SALAAM See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Godfrey Mbaruku (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 2 391,50 Address POLLARDS WOOD NIGHTINGALES LANE HP8 4SP CHALFONT ST GILES See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alan Davies (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI Malawi EU contribution € 552 026,40 Address - - Zomba See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nyasinga Kaunda (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data