UNICEF Deployment
🇵🇰 BEMPU in Pakistan
UNICEF Programme Report from Lahore & Clinical Validation from Larkana
Supporting Newborn Care Across Punjab & Sindh
Pakistan has one of the highest neonatal mortality rates in the world — 55 deaths per 1,000 live births (Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey, 2012–13) — with hypothermia a major contributor among premature and low birth weight (LBW) newborns. BEMPU TempWatch has been introduced in Pakistan through two separate efforts: a UNICEF Pakistan programme report from the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) unit of Services Hospital in Lahore, Punjab, and an independent diagnostic accuracy study conducted at Chandaka Medical College's KMC ward in Larkana, Sindh.
98.60% Sensitivity in Larkana Study
A 100-newborn comparative study at Chandaka Medical College found TempWatch achieved 98.60% sensitivity and 95.82% overall accuracy against mercury thermometer readings — with 90% of enrolled LBW newborns experiencing at least one hypothermic episode during the study.
UNICEF Pakistan Programme Report — Services Hospital, Lahore
UNICEF Pakistan documented an initial four-week experience using BEMPU TempWatch in the KMC unit of Services Hospital, Lahore, Punjab. Five premature newborns were enrolled — four bracelets were used and successfully recovered, and one was lost to follow-up. Mothers were trained in KMC and in reading the device, and given a Urdu-language daily record sheet to log their baby's temperature and the device's alerts at home and in the ward.
5
Premature newborns enrolled
4
Bracelets used & recovered
28
Days monitored
36–37.7°C
Observed temperature range
Across the four monitored babies, the device's orange alert triggered between 4 and 24 times over the 28-day period, and Kangaroo Mother Care brought babies back to a normal temperature in as little as 1–15 minutes. All participating mothers reported being fully satisfied with TempWatch, describing it as user-friendly and easy to handle — several noted that it helped them recognize hypothermia as the cause of their baby's crying, which had previously been mistaken for stomach pain.
UNICEF Programme Report · 2021
UNICEF Pakistan — BEMPU TempWatch Programme Report
An experience-sharing report documenting the initial deployment of TempWatch for premature newborns at Services Hospital, Lahore, Punjab.
Diagnostic Accuracy Study — Larkana, Sindh
A separate comparative study at the Kangaroo Mother Ward of Chandaka Medical College (Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University), Larkana, evaluated TempWatch against a mercury thermometer reference standard across 100 low birth weight newborns and 1,080 paired temperature observations.
98.60%
Sensitivity
95.11%
Specificity
95.82%
Overall Accuracy
83.79%
Positive Predictive Value
95.11%
Negative Predictive Value
90%
Newborns with ≥1 hypothermic episode
Med. Forum · 2022
Comparison between Temperature Watch and Mercury Thermometer in Monitoring Temperature of Low-Birth-Weight Newborns
Jamro S, Jamro FS, Bhojwani SL, Qureshi R, Gemnani VK, Mugheri DJ. Kangaroo Mother Ward, Chandaka Medical College, Larkana.
Partners & Sites
UNICEF Pakistan
Programme sponsor for the Services Hospital deployment
Services Hospital, Lahore
KMC unit, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chandaka Medical College, Larkana
Kangaroo Mother Ward diagnostic accuracy study site
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