Helping contribute to a stronger healthcare workforce is at the heart of what we do. In our latest newsletter, we explore how partners, governments, and health workers are working together to strengthen the workforce from expanding simulation-based training and the Safer Births Bundle of Care to supporting countries in building sustainable programs at scale. 

The past few months have reinforced that stronger health systems start with investing in the people who deliver care. Across the countries and partnerships where Laerdal Global Health works, health workers continue to face enormous pressure, while we also see what is possible with the right training, tools, support, and enabling environment. 

Strengthening the healthcare workforce will continue to guide our work through the final months of 2026.

Karoline Myklebust Linde, 
CEO, Laerdal Global Health 

Every year, millions of people die from treatable emergencies because life-threatening conditions are not recognized and managed in time. The WHO and ICRC Basic Emergency Care (BEC) program helps strengthen frontline emergency care capacity and improve patient outcomes.

To support scale-up, Laerdal Global Health has committed USD 12.5 million through the WHO Foundation's Lifeline: The Acute Care Action Fund, alongside support from NORAD and the AKO Foundation. Plans are now underway to expand the program to 777 health facilities across Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, with implementation beginning in Q4 2026.

The scale-up will test a new implementation model combining workplace-based learning and ongoing refresher training, supported by a rigorous research study to evaluate impact, sustainability, and scalability.

Read more: WHO Foundation and Laerdal Global Health announce US $12.5 million to launch massive Acute Care scale up 

Nigeria continues to be a key focus country for Laerdal Global Health, with ambitious programs underway to strengthen maternal and newborn health, strengthen midwifery, and the healthcare workforce. The UNICEF SBBC implementation has begun, with Nigerian SimBegin faculty leading trainings, demonstrating growing in-country capacity, and a sustainable model for scale-up. A partnership award was announced with the Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, as part of the consortium implementing the Gates Foundation-funded Innovative Platform for MNCHN Innovation Delivery project. Over the next three years, the SBBC-related program will reach 190+ health facilities across Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, and Yobe, with the potential to impact more than 10 million women. 

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In a new LGH Insights article, LGH Country Director for Nigeria, Obinna Orjingene, explores why methodology matters when we seek to close the health equity gap, and why how interventions are implemented can be just as important as what we implement.



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Partnership is at the center of our work. In this edition, we speak with Berhanu Haile, NCA Nigeria Country Director, about the realities of strengthening healthcare delivery in Nigeria, the importance of local leadership, and what it takes to create lasting impact.
 

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Innovation is an important part of strengthening the healthcare workforce. The updated Moyo fetal heart rate monitor builds 10+ years of data collected on the needs and experiences of healthcare professionals to support more efficient monitoring during labor.  



LGH Design Manager Ole Terje Østrem discusses how in-depth collaboration with product users informed the recent update of Moyo in this LGH Innovation Story 

Amid Nepal reeling from another recent tragic natural disaster, it’s more critical than ever to ensure that healthcare workers are well trained and equipped to provide care and save lives. 

Nepal has taken an important step towards strengthening the quality and consistency of simulation-based education. Developed with LGH and partners, the Government of Nepal has endorsed the first-ever Simulation Accreditation Guidelines providing a framework to support quality and standards in simulation-based training. This is a significant milestone for the future of healthcare education in Nepal and an example of how national leadership can lead sustainable workforce development.  

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Through a recent partnership with FIGO, birthing simulators have been awarded to several FIGO Member Societies to support maternal and newborn healthcare training. 

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Buy One Gift One (BOGO) Impact Story: Liberia 

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In Liberia, simulation is already helping translate this investment into practical improvements in maternal healthcare. 

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As we wrap up a busy few months including participation in the World Health Assembly, ICM Congress, events in Senegal, and Arendalsuka in Norway, we’re looking ahead to what’s next. In September, we’ll be present at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In October our team will join the World Health Summit in Berlin, ECSACONM in Zanzibar, and the Tanzania Health Summit in Dar es Salaam, followed by the African Conference on Emergency Medicine in Arusha and the Global Financing Facility IG Meeting in Addis Ababa in November.

Visit our LGH Events page to stay up to date and reach out if you’d like to connect at any of these events.