Every year, over 5 million newborns and infants die before 28 days of life, with 20 times that number becoming permanently disabled. With respiratory distress being one of the most common reasons for death in children under 5 years of age, Vayu Global Health Foundation is dedicated to providing innovative medical solutions on a global scale.
Our implementation projects take us all around the world. Our current goal is to make Breathing for Babies™ accessible across the resource spectrum. To reach this objective, we partner with organizations, healthcare facilities, and governments.
Contact is made between an in-country entity and Vayu Global Health. We then learn about the healthcare setting and their needs.
In collaboration, our partners and us plan all the steps of a successful implementation project.
Training will commence either in-person or online to ensure the healthcare workers feel comfortable using the devices.
We provide remote technical assistance and refresher trainings to ensure our partners are successful.
But implementation goes beyond these simple steps. We aim to build lasting relationships for long-term success. Our work is not an investment in a device, it’s an investment in the people championing maternal and newborn health in their countries. We aspire to support them to the best of our ability and to build bridges between implementation sites as we are all working towards better health and equity for newborns worldwide.
As part of Vayu’s commitment to supporting babies with respiratory distress, we provide training for healthcare providers on oxygen delivery devices created by Vayu Global Health Innovations.
A prerequisite to training is the Vayu online course. This provides a comprehensive understanding of the Vayu oxygen therapy devices as well as clinical insights.
To familiarize the provider with the clinical and technical aspects of Vayu Global Health Innovation’s oxygen delivery systems, we provide live training sessions for users. We perform trainings both in-person and virtually.
Please feel free to click the button to schedule a virtual training or discuss an in-person training with the Vayu training team!
For easy and quick access to resources for your Vayu devices, there is an app accessible for both Apple and Android. Click the button below to access the app on your device!
Vayu Global Health Foundation’s goals are highly driven by scientific evidence. We aim to explore and research answers to important questions on safe and effective oxygen delivery in infants. Our approach is very pragmatic and engrained in the reality of the healthcare systems and processes in partnering healthcare facilities.
Hence, while conceptualizing our study methodology in regard to a research question we make sure the design is feasible and the results/conclusions can be translated into an actionable future plan for improvement. Our team presents findings across peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.
| Publication Type | Title | Authors | Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Article | Evaluation of a Bubble CPAP System for low resource settings | Michelle Dundek, Ellie Ng, Abigil Brazil, Robert DiBlasi, Jonathan Poli, R | Respiratory Care | 2021 |
| Research Article | Evaluation of an innovative oxygen blender system for global access | Ellie Ng, Michelle Dundek, Thomas F> Burke | Frontiers in Pediatrics | 2022 |
| Research Article | A Low-Cost Venturi Ambient Air-Oxygen Blender for Neonatal Oxygen Therapy | Kamyar Mollazadeh-Moghaddan, Thomas F Burke, Michelle Dundek, Shu Ho Yeung, Rupam Sharma, Revathi Ravi, Anuj Bellare | Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology | 2020 |
| Review | Re-examining the Race to Send Ventilators to Low-Resource Settings | Sreekar Mantena, Khama Rogo, Thomas F Burke | Respiratory Care | 2020 |
| Commentary | Oxygen Blending is Urgently Needed in Resource-Limited Settings | Sreekar Mantena, Thomas F Burke | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2021 |
| Review | Experiences with Implementation of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Neonates and Infants in Low-Resource Settings: A Scoping Review | Sara Dada, Henry Ashworth, Alina Sobitschka, Vanitha Raguveer, Rupam Sharma, Rebecca L Hamilton, Thomas F Burke | PLOS One | 2021 |
| Review | Bubble CPAP Devices for Infants and Children in Resource-Limited Settings: Review of the Literature | Alice Won, Daniela Suarez-Rebling, Arianne L Baker, Thomas F Burke, Brett D Nelson | Pediatrics and International Child Health | 2019 |
| Review | Critical Breaths in Transit: A Review of Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients during Transportation | Nellie Ide, Grace Allen, Henry Ashworth, Sara Dada | Frontiers in Pediatrics | 2021 |
| Case Report | Use of an Expiratory Filter to Reduce Nosocomial Spread When Treating a COVID Positive Neonate with bCPAP: A Case Report | Noah Daniel, Ghassan Bou Saba, Navid Roodaki, Daisy Garcia, Michelle Dundek, Hena Wadhwa, Ellie Ng, Thomas Burke | Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology | 2022 |
| Research Article | Feasibility of a Novel Ultra-Low-Cost bubble CPAP (bCPAP) System for Neonatal Respiratory Support at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania | Ashtyn Tayler, Henry Ashworth, Ghassan Bou Saba, Hena Wadhwa, Michelle Dundek, Ellie Ng, Kennedy Opondo, Martha Mkony, Robert Moshiro, Thomas Burke | PLOS One | 2022 |
