Newborn Toolkit

The Implementation Toolkit is designed for implementers of high-quality Small and Sick Newborn Care from around the world. It provides everyone involved in implementing Small and Sick Newborn Care with the tools, reading materials and learning resources they need. The Toolkit is intended to serve as a one-stop site for implementers to act, use, share and learn. The Implementation Toolkit is organised by 8 Health System Building Blocks (HSBBs): Information Systems; Leadership & Governance; Human Resources; Medical Supplies & Devices; Financing; Infrastructure; Family-Centred Care, and; Infection Prevention & Control. These are based on the NEST360 Theory of Change for facility-based care and reflect World Health Organization Health System Building Blocks, with Infection Prevention & Control and Family-Centred Care as additions. Infection Prevention & Control has been added based on feedback from implementers that Healthcare-Acquired Infections (HCAIs) are a major risk to the application of Small and Sick Newborn Care. We have Family-Centred Care at the centre of our implementation wheel, reflecting the importance of a shift toward the families themselves when delivering Small and Sick Newborn Care. This principle is also aligned with The WHO People-Centred Care Framework. Most importantly, The Implementation Toolkit showcases how all these building blocks are interlinked, with simultaneous implementation imperative to achieving high-quality small and sick newborn care.