UNICEF Deployment
🇳🇵 BEMPU in Nepal
Strengthening Newborn Care in Lumbini Province with UNICEF & Laerdal
Reaching Nepal's Most Vulnerable Newborns
BEMPU TempWatch was purchased by UNICEF Nepal and implemented by Laerdal Global Health in partnership with the Simulation Society of Nepal, under the leadership of Nepal's Family Welfare Division. The program launched formally on October 21, 2024 in Lumbini province — one of Nepal's two provinces with the highest maternal and newborn mortality rates.
TempWatch is one of several innovations deployed alongside simulation-based training (Safer Births Bundle of Care), non-pneumatic anti-shock garments (NASG), and Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR). A needs assessment of facilities was conducted to tailor the program design.
Program: Strengthening Competency and Quality Improvement
The program — "Strengthening Competency and Quality Improvement in Maternal and Newborn Care" — takes a systems-level approach, combining hands-on tools like TempWatch with clinical training and quality improvement frameworks to durably improve newborn outcomes.
Partners
UNICEF Nepal
Program funder and TempWatch purchaser
Laerdal Global Health
Primary program implementer, Safer Births Bundle of Care
Simulation Society of Nepal
Local implementation and training partner
Nepal Family Welfare Division
Government leadership and oversight
Program Launch
October 21, 2024 — Lumbini Province, Nepal
The formal program launch marked the beginning of TempWatch deployment across health facilities in Lumbini province. Read the full Laerdal Global Health article about the orientation and program design.
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Clinical Evidence
TempWatch is supported by over 20 peer-reviewed studies demonstrating its clinical effectiveness in preventing neonatal hypothermia.
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