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Our mission is to make outstanding newborn care commonplace in poorly resourced areas of the world through sustainable, locally led training.

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25/09/2026

An encouraging update from Mbam, Cameroon 💙

Last month, we shared the story of Grace’s return to Mbam, where she visited the healthcare team she had previously trained and delivered a baby manikin so staff could continue practising neonatal resuscitation.

Grace has now shared the team’s follow-up report.

Since the training, health workers reported using their resuscitation skills to care for five babies born with breathing difficulties. All five were successfully resuscitated and were reported to be doing very well.

The team also said the training had increased their confidence and preparedness to respond when a newborn was not breathing well after birth. Importantly, staff reported that since the training there had been no newborn deaths immediately after delivery due to respiratory problems at the facilities.

These are very encouraging reported outcomes and show why follow-up, continued skills practice and locally led neonatal training matter. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🌍

The images show the journey, the health centre and members of the local healthcare team Grace returned to support. They are a reminder that maintaining skills and providing follow-up in remote settings can require considerable time, persistence and local knowledge.

Read the story of Grace’s return to Mbam here:
https://nicheinternational.org.uk/grace-revisits-mbam-supporting-neonatal-skills-practice-in-north-west-cameroon/

23/09/2026

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT 💙

NICHE International’s trustees and instructors are all volunteers.

They include experienced paediatricians, neonatologists, resuscitation and medical education specialists, and people with extensive experience in international health and programme delivery.

They give their expertise and time freely to support healthcare professionals in low-resource settings and to help build sustainable, locally led neonatal training. 🌍

These images show some of the realities behind that work:

1️⃣ The entrance to the labour ward at CB Dunbar Hospital, Liberia.

2️⃣ Kola showing us the neonatal unit he is developing in a hospital that previously had no dedicated neonatal care.

3️⃣ A handwritten medication-dose guide on the neonatal unit wall, a simple, practical resource supporting everyday care.

4️⃣ Homemade bubble CPAP in Cameroon. Using a mineral-water bottle and an oxygen concentrator, local clinicians demonstrated how pressurised, humidified oxygen can be delivered to support a premature baby’s breathing — an example of clinical knowledge, ingenuity and making effective use of the resources available.

NICHE has no paid staff, rent, or other overheads. Donations help cover the practical costs of training, travel, equipment and support for local instructors and participants.

Even a modest regular donation helps us plan our work and continue developing sustainable neonatal training.

💙 Support NICHE International:
https://nicheinternational.org.uk/want-to-donate/

22/09/2026

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See more of the people, partnerships and practical neonatal training behind our work including locally led teaching and instructor development across our programmes. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Here, Grace, one of NICHE’s Cameroonian instructors, is sharing her skills during a Neonatal Care Course at Bwindi Community Hospital, Uganda. 💙

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17/09/2026

Looking back to Bwindi, Uganda💙

In 2023, NICHE returned to Bwindi Community Hospital for its first Generic Instructor Course, an important step in developing local instructors and supporting sustainable neonatal training. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🌍

Read more: https://nicheinternational.org.uk/back-in-bwindi/?

These photos capture a little of Bwindi at the time, the people, the place, and the surroundings that formed the backdrop to the training. 📸🌿

15/09/2026

Too many babies in low-income countries still die in their first month of life. 💙

We work alongside healthcare professionals to strengthen newborn care through practical training, local instructor development and sustainable, locally led learning. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🌍

Help us support stronger newborn care for the future. 💗

Donate: https://nicheinternational.org.uk/want-to-donate/

10/09/2026

Recent updates from NICHE International share work from Cameroon, Uganda and Zimbabwe — including local instructor development, follow-up training, participant feedback and progress towards greater training self-sufficiency.

Read the latest posts: https://nicheinternational.org.uk/blog/

08/09/2026

We’re delighted to thank the Souter Charitable Trust and The Batchworth Trust for their generous support of NICHE International.

Your support helps us continue our work to strengthen neonatal care through healthcare education and locally led training.

Thank you for believing in our work.

If you would like to support NICHE International too, you can find out more about donating here: https://nicheinternational.org.uk/want-to-donate/

05/09/2026

Keep learning beyond the course. 📚

NICHE International has brought together a selection of useful educational resources for healthcare professionals and instructors working in newborn care, including:

📘 MCAI Pocketbook of Hospital Care for Neonates and Infants – the manual used for the Newborn Care Course, with an updated version also available.

🎥 Global Health Media – practical videos covering many aspects of caring for well and sick newborn babies.

🫁 Medical Aid Films – videos on newborn resuscitation, including a short community-based guide available in English, French, Swahili and Somali, plus a more detailed refresher for instructors.

💻 Better Care – online learning on the care of the newborn.

🌍 Healthy Newborn Network – a collection of resources and information focused on newborn health.

Explore the full list of educational resources on the NICHE International website: https://nicheinternational.org.uk/educational-resources/

Do you know of another useful neonatal care resource? Please let us know through our Contact Us page: https://nicheinternational.org.uk/contact-us/

💙 Support NICHE’s work:
https://nicheinternational.org.uk/want-to-donate/

03/09/2026

NICHE International began its neonatal training programme in Uganda in 2022. 🌍

Since then:

11 Neonatal Care Courses 📚
265 NCC training participations 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️
12 Ugandan instructors trained 🎓

But the numbers tell only part of the story. 💬

Ugandan instructors are now teaching the Neonatal Care Course themselves. The first independently delivered Ugandan NCC took place in 2023, locally led training continued in 2025, and in 2026 the programme expanded from Bwindi to Kabale. 📈

📸 **Outreach in action:** Elizabeth teaching on a Neonatal Care Course in Kabale, southern Uganda, in January 2026.

This is what sustainable training looks like: developing local instructors who can share skills, train colleagues and strengthen neonatal care within their own health system. 🤝

Local leadership. Shared learning. Sustainable skills. 🌱

Read more about NICHE’s work in Uganda on our website. 🔗

01/09/2026

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Volunteer as a NICHE Instructor

Are you a doctor, nurse, midwife or resuscitation officer with experience in clinical teaching?

NICHE International is looking for skilled volunteer instructors to support neonatal care training in partnership with healthcare professionals in low-resource settings.

🌍 Why volunteer with NICHE?
You’ll have the opportunity to use your clinical and teaching skills in a practical way, work alongside experienced healthcare professionals, contribute to sustainable local training, share knowledge and learning across different settings, and be part of a small, committed international team.

Our aim is not simply to deliver courses, but to help develop local instructors who can continue training colleagues independently over time.

✅ We’re looking for people who have:

an appropriate clinical background
current Generic Instructor Course (GIC) instructor status
instructor experience on at least one relevant ALSG or Resuscitation Council provider course
excellent communication skills
the ability to teach in English

Previous experience volunteering overseas in resource-limited settings is helpful, but not essential.

✈️ NICHE usually runs 1–2 overseas trips each year, typically lasting around 10 days.

💙 Use your skills. Share learning. Support sustainable neonatal training.

Interested in finding out more?
👉 Get in touch via the NICHE International Contact Us page: https://nicheinternational.org.uk/contact-us/

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