Infection and asphyxia are two major causes of neonatal death globally. Where singleuse resuscitation devices or sterilization of re-usable devices are unavailable, there is a need for effective, low-cost methods of high-level disinfection. Laboratory validation examined the efficacy of boiling and enclosed steaming (without pressure) as methods for attaining high-level disinfection of re-usable neonatal resuscitation equipment. The microbial load extracted and measured for each test article met internationally accepted standards for high-level disinfection. Boiling and steaming are low-cost, effective methods for reprocessing re-usable neonatal resuscitation devices in lowand middle-income countries.
Introduction Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) accounts for a high proportion of maternal mortality and morbidity throughout the world. A uterine compression belt which has been developed recently represents a very low tech, low cost solution in managing postpartum haemorrhage.
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