Faculty from UAB work with partners at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), a non-governmental organization founded in 2001 by UAB. CIDRZ was created to conduct research on HIV, tuberculosis, and maternal, newborn, and child health, and the now-standalone group still hosts UAB Medicine faculty, staff, fellows, and interns.
More specifically, UAB faculty from the Departments of Pediatrics and OB/GYN are collaborating with Zambian and international partners to provide training to birth attendants using a newborn care training program, strengthening postnatal care services, including improving care at the NICUs, and setting up KMC rooms, in response to high neonatal mortality rates.
Leading UAB Faculty for Zambia Initiatives
Erica C. Bjornstad, M.D., Ph.D., MPH