The impact
Groundbreaking Results
Remarkable reductions in newborn and maternal deaths
27th February 2025: The New England Journal of Medicine has just published a game changing paper showing the impact of the Safer Births Bundle of Care program, in Tanzania.
Researchers have published a study showing a 40% reduction in early newborn death and a 75% reduction in maternal death after the implementation of the Safer Births Bundle of Care program, in Tanzania.
These results demonstrate the impact of the large-scale intervention, which supports birth attendants to better manage the most common causes of maternal and newborn mortality and is currently implemented across five regions in Tanzania.
2023 progress report
We are pleased to report on the progress towards the goal we established in 2020: Helping save one million more lives. Every year. By 2030. And to do so in a sustainable way.
The programs described in the report make us believe our ambitious goal is well in the way to being achieved.
We thank our employees and partners for their valued contributions and look forward to the continued journey together towards 2030.
The 2030 goal
To help save one million more lives, every year, by 2030
The One Million Lives goal is described in a book by Nina Tjomsland and Ken Morallee launched in 2020, outlining Laerdal’s history and strategy to reach the ambitious goal by 2030.
Nina is a former journalist and author of several books including three on Laerdal, and Ken was an employee of Laerdal for 28 years and joined the Laerdal Medical Board of Directors on his retirement at the end of 2011. The parts relating to strategy are being regularly updated on this website by Laerdal personnel.
Sustainability matters
Our mission is helping save lives. It’s who we are and what we do every day.
But we also acknowledge the significance of sustainability within our operations. We carefully track our products and services from the supply chain onward to identify impactful changes for better practices. Sustainability also means valuing people, promoting equity, and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
Our new Sustainability Report highlights our progress towards 2030 goals, including reducing carbon emissions, adopting circular models, and achieving social objectives.
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