Embrace Global expands newborn care program in Sudan

Embrace Global and the Sudanese American Physicians Association are scaling up newborn warming care in Sudan even as major aid organizations pull back under funding cuts. The program has been folded into Sudan’s national reporting and training systems, with a third shipment planned later in 2026.

Why it matters: - Sudan’s health system is shrinking while more than 30 million people need humanitarian assistance. - Newborn hypothermia is a preventable cause of death and disability, and the Embrace Nest program is being embedded into Sudan’s own health infrastructure. - The program is designed to keep working even if outside funding and international attention fade.

What happened: - Embrace Global and the Sudanese American Physicians Association delivered a second shipment of more than 300 Embrace Nest infant warmers to Sudan. - The thermal care protocol behind the devices has been built into Sudan’s national health reporting system. - The first shipment of 300 warmers arrived in Sudan in September 2025. - Training for that first shipment was completed in October 2025. - Distribution from the first shipment reached 55 health facilities across five states.

The details: - The UN Population Fund has withdrawn from more than half of the 93 health facilities it was supporting because of funding cuts. - Medical shipments for hundreds of thousands of people remain stranded in Dubai after disruption to a major humanitarian supply hub. - Embrace Global and SAPA, working with the Federal Ministry of Health, identified 161 high-burden hospitals for nationwide deployment. - The full program goal is 966 warmers for every public health facility in Sudan. - An initial utilization report covering Gezira, Gadarif, Sennar and Kassala found that about 80% of neonates treated with the Embrace Nest returned to their mothers with normal body temperature without NICU admission. - Thermal care protocols using the Embrace Nest have been added to Sudan’s DHIS2 national health reporting system and the national training manual for newborn care. - A third and final shipment is planned for later in 2026. - Embrace Global says the program will continue expanding DHIS2 reporting and training coverage as it reaches additional states. - Learn more at Embrace Global and SAPA.

Between the lines: - The latest shipment is more than a product delivery; it shows a shift from donor-dependent aid to a system the Sudanese health ministry can track and train on itself. - That matters in a crisis where international agencies are cutting back and supply chains remain unstable. - SAPA and Embrace Global are positioning the program as a durable public-health intervention rather than a short-term humanitarian add-on.

What's next: - Embrace Global, SAPA and the Federal Ministry of Health plan to complete the 966-unit rollout with a third shipment later in 2026. - The partners will keep expanding reporting and training as the program moves into more states. - The next phase will test whether the model can scale across Sudan’s public health network despite continued conflict and funding pressure.

The bottom line: - Sudan is losing outside health support, but one newborn care program is becoming part of the country’s health system instead of standing outside it.