Promising Results: Saving Women and Premature Babies (SWAP) Project in Bangladesh

To contribute to the improvement of care for small and sick newborns (SSNBs), Save the Children in Bangladesh is implementing the Saving Women and Premature Babies (SWAP) project in five selected hospitals in Dhaka, Lakshmipur, and Sylhet districts from January 2022 through December 2024. The SWAP project assists the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), including the National Newborn Health Program (NNHP) and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), to improve the quality of care for mothers (particularly those likely to deliver premature/low birthweight babies) and SSNBs by supporting provision and institutionalization of evidence-based life-saving interventions in selected facilities. The project works in partnership with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Vayu Global Health Foundation, and Laerdal Global Health.