Accelerating Saving Lives at Birth (SL@B)

Accelerating Saving Lives at Birth (SL@B) is an accelerator program that seeks to increase the scale, sustainability, and effectiveness of promising innovations in the Saving Lives at Birth Portfolio - with the overarching goal of improving maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes across the globe.

Accelerating SL@B innovators strive to first identify and fill gaps left by health systems; working to improve health outcomes that occur before and in the 48 hours after birth, the period when the majority of maternal and newborn deaths occur.

The Accelerating SL@B program seeks to help these innovations reach scale through ongoing, individualized coaching and mentoring provided by a team of experts in the innovation and global health spheres.

All of the support activities for Accelerating SL@B participants aim to help innovators make progress toward achieving scalability and sustainability.

Direct innovator support includes: Coaching from program implementers and other experts in the field of MNH innovation; Tools and resources (i.e. tools that help identify target audience for communication and to develop commercialization plans); In-person events, including one annual workshop and one annual showcase; and Virtual support activities (i.e. webinars and peer community groups).