BEMPU Health

Partner Programs

What your support makes possible.

Funded initiatives with donors, corporates, and NGOs — deploying BEMPU innovations to government hospitals and communities that need them most.

41 programs
MNCH Tech Accelerator: TempWatch & KangaSling in Nandurbar
🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatchKangaSlingBellyButton

MNCH Tech Accelerator: TempWatch & KangaSling in Nandurbar

BEMPU won Reckitt's MNCH Tech Accelerator Challenge and deployed TempWatch, KangaSling, and BellyButton to Nandurbar District Hospital, Maharashtra, in partnership with Plan India.

Nandurbar District Hospital, Maharashtra
Reckitt (Banega Swasth India), Plan India, PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health), Government of Maharashtra, Nandurbar District Hospital (SNCU)
2026
Siemens Stiftung: Scaling ApneBoot for Apnea Management
🔬 R&D & Scale-UpApneBoot

Siemens Stiftung: Scaling ApneBoot for Apnea Management

A grant from Siemens Stiftung funded the development and market validation of ApneBoot, leading to deployment across 7 Indian states and adoption by the National Health Mission, Maharashtra.

7 Indian states, incl. Nandurbar & Akola government hospitals, Maharashtra
Siemens Stiftung, National Health Mission, Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Innovation Society
May 2019 – December 2020
Scaling Kangaroo Mother Care Across 15 Government Centers in Rajasthan
🤱 Community KMC ProgrammeTempWatchKangaSling

Scaling Kangaroo Mother Care Across 15 Government Centers in Rajasthan

In partnership with ANSH and its implementing partners, BEMPU supplies TempWatch and KangaSling to 15 government health facilities across Rajasthan, helping identify serious newborn complications early.

15 government health centers across Rajasthan, incl. Dholpur, Dausa & Tonk
ANSH, ANSH (Kangaroo Care India), Prayatna Sansthan, Jatan Sansthan, Action Against Hunger, Development Consortium
2025–2026
KangaSling for Premature Newborns at Calmette Hospital
🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentKangaSling

KangaSling for Premature Newborns at Calmette Hospital

BEMPU supplies KangaSling kangaroo care wraps to Calmette Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, supporting skin-to-skin care for premature and low-birth-weight newborns.

Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh
Calmette Hospital
2025–2026
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🤱 Community KMC ProgrammeTempWatch

DHFL Foundation: Community Hypothermia Monitoring in Palghar

With support from the DHFL Foundation via Samhita, BEMPU implemented a community hypothermia monitoring program with TempWatch in rural Palghar, Maharashtra — a study now published and part of BEMPU's Evidence Hub.

Jawahar Cottage Hospital & surrounding rural communities, Palghar, Maharashtra
DHFL Foundation, Samhita, Aroehan (Dept. of Child Health & Nutrition), ASHA community health workers
2018
Enabel: Reducing Newborn Mortality in the Abomey-Calavi–Sô-Ava Health Zone
🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Enabel: Reducing Newborn Mortality in the Abomey-Calavi–Sô-Ava Health Zone

As part of the P@SRIS health program managed by Enabel, the Belgian development agency, TempWatch bracelets helped reduce neonatal mortality among low-birth-weight infants by 68% in a single health zone in Benin.

Abomey-Calavi–Sô-Ava health zone, Benin
Enabel (Belgian Development Agency), Enabel
2021
KangaGrow: A Smart Sling to Motivate Kangaroo Care
🔬 R&D & Scale-UpKangaSling

KangaGrow: A Smart Sling to Motivate Kangaroo Care

Funded by a Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations grant, KangaGrow is a smart KMC sling that visually rewards caregivers in real time as they complete more kangaroo care — protected by a U.S. patent.

Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad (pilot study)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad
2017–2019
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care Study, Area 25 Hospital
🔬 R&D & Scale-UpTempWatch

Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care Study, Area 25 Hospital

BEMPU TempWatch supports Texas Children's Global Health and Baylor Foundation Malawi's Immediate KMC program at Area 25 Hospital, funded by the Laerdal Foundation's Saving Lives at Birth initiative.

Area 25 Hospital, Lilongwe
Laerdal Foundation, Texas Children's Global Health, Baylor Foundation Malawi
2025–2026
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Papua New Guinea

"Bebi Kol Kilok" — saving newborn lives through community health in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea
UNICEF Papua New Guinea, CDC
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Zimbabwe

Government & UNICEF partnership to increase newborn survival in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe
German Committee for UNICEF, Health Development Fund (HDF), UNICEF Zimbabwe, Government of Zimbabwe / Ministry of Health and Child Care
2018
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatchKangaSlingBellyButtonApneBoot

Belize

BEMPU & UNICEF: saving lives through continuous newborn monitoring in Belize.

Belize
Republic of Korea, UNICEF Belize, Ministry of Health & Wellness, Belize, Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH)
2024–2030
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Benin

UNICEF pilot to scale — from three communities to a national model, transforming newborn care in Benin.

Benin
Enabel (Belgian Development Agency), UNICEF Benin
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Cameroon

Protecting newborns from hypothermia with UNICEF Cameroon.

Cameroon
UNICEF Cameroon
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Togo

BEMPU's UNICEF-supported newborn health deployment in Togo.

Togo
UNICEF Togo
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Guinea-Bissau

BEMPU's UNICEF-supported newborn health deployment in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau
UNICEF Guinea-Bissau
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Burkina Faso

BEMPU's UNICEF-supported newborn health deployment in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso
UNICEF Burkina Faso
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Côte d'Ivoire

BEMPU's UNICEF-supported newborn health deployment in Côte d'Ivoire.

Côte d'Ivoire
UNICEF Côte d'Ivoire
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Iraq

BEMPU's UNICEF-supported newborn health deployment in Iraq.

Iraq
UNICEF Iraq
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Pakistan

UNICEF pilot evaluation with positive results documented for TempWatch in Pakistan.

Pakistan
UNICEF Pakistan
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Nepal

Strengthening newborn care in Lumbini Province with UNICEF Nepal & Laerdal.

Nepal
UNICEF Nepal, UNICEF Nepal, Laerdal Global Health, Simulation Society of Nepal, Nepal Family Welfare Division
2024
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Congo-Brazzaville

UNICEF partnership to protect newborns from hypothermia in the Republic of Congo.

Congo-Brazzaville
UNICEF Congo-Brazzaville
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Ghana

Peer-reviewed clinical validation of TempWatch at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra.

Ghana
UNICEF Ghana, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, University of South Carolina
2023–2025
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Angola

BEMPU's UNICEF-supported newborn health deployment in Angola.

Angola
UNICEF Angola
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Yemen

Protecting newborns in a humanitarian context — TempWatch deployed in Yemen through UNICEF.

Yemen
UNICEF Yemen
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Malawi

Supporting iKMC at Area 25 Hospital with Baylor College of Medicine & Laerdal.

Malawi
Laerdal Saving Lives, Baylor College of Medicine, Area 25 Hospital, Lilongwe
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatch

Chad

BEMPU's UNICEF-supported newborn health deployment in Chad.

Chad
UNICEF Chad
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentApneBootComing Soon

Maharashtra State Innovation Society: ApneBoot Implementation

ApneBoot deployment across Maharashtra government hospitals, following BEMPU's win of the State Innovation Challenge.

Maharashtra
Maharashtra State Innovation Society
2020
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🤱 Community KMC ProgrammeKangaSlingComing Soon

CINI: Community KMC in West Bengal, Jharkhand & Odisha

Child In Need Institute's community-based Kangaroo Mother Care program across rural, urban, and slum communities.

West Bengal, Jharkhand & Odisha
Child In Need Institute (CINI)
2025–2026
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🔬 R&D & Scale-UpComing Soon

Grand Challenges Canada: CareCradle Remote Newborn Monitoring

A remote newborn monitoring cradle funded by Grand Challenges Canada, implemented by the Karnataka Health Promotion Trust.

Karnataka
Grand Challenges Canada, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT)
2025–2026
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatchComing Soon

Enabel: Benin Country Program

BEMPU's broader partnership with Enabel, the Belgian Development Agency, across Benin.

Benin
Enabel (Belgian Development Agency), Enabel
2021–2026
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatchBellyButtonComing Soon

Jhpiego: Connected NICU Programme

TempWatch and BellyButton deployment as part of Jhpiego's Connected NICU project in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra
Jhpiego
2025–2026
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🔬 R&D & Scale-UpComing Soon

Grand Challenges Canada: B-Happy Postpartum Depression Screening

A postpartum depression screening program funded by Grand Challenges Canada.

India
Grand Challenges Canada
2025–2026
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🔬 R&D & Scale-UpComing Soon

Massachusetts General Hospital: Uterine Balloon Tamponade (UBT) Development

Development of a Uterine Balloon Tamponade device in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital.

Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
2025–2026
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🤱 Community KMC ProgrammeTempWatchKangaSlingComing Soon

Support Premats: TempWatch & KangaSling in Malawi

Support Premats, a Malawian NGO, deploys BEMPU TempWatch and KangaSling for premature newborns.

Malawi
Support Premats
2025–2026
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatchComing Soon

PwC & PAN Africa: TempWatch Deployment in Nigeria

TempWatch deployment across Nigeria in partnership with PwC and PAN Africa.

Nigeria
PwC, PAN Africa
2025–2026
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatchKangaSlingBellyButtonApneBootComing Soon

AllMed Kenya: Multi-Product Partnership

ApneBoot, KangaSling, BellyButton, and TempWatch deployment across Kenya in partnership with AllMed.

Kenya
AllMed Kenya
2025–2026
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🔬 R&D & Scale-UpTempWatchComing Soon

Baylor College of Medicine: iKMC Study

An Immediate KMC study using BEMPU TempWatch, in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine, Malawi.

Malawi
Baylor College of Medicine
2025–2026
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🤱 Community KMC ProgrammeKangaSlingComing Soon

Gandhigram Institute: KangaSling Implementation, Tamil Nadu

KangaSling implementation program across centers in Tamil Nadu with the Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health & Family Welfare Trust.

Tamil Nadu
Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health & Family Welfare Trust
2025–2026
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentTempWatchComing Soon

Indian Oil Corporation: TempWatch Deployment

TempWatch deployment funded by the Indian Oil Corporation.

India
Indian Oil Corporation
2025–2026
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🏥 Government Hospital DeploymentKangaSlingComing Soon

NEST360: KangaSling Deployment Across Africa

KangaSling deployment across NEST360 partner hospitals in Africa.

Multiple NEST360 partner hospitals, Africa
NEST360
2025–2026
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🔬 R&D & Scale-UpComing Soon

Grand Challenges Canada: KMC Time Measurement Device

Development of a device to measure Kangaroo Mother Care time, funded by Grand Challenges Canada.

India
Grand Challenges Canada
2025–2026

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