About Us

Who We Are

Sustainable Healthcare Solutions for Africa, committed to bridging the gap in maternal and neonatal care across the continent.

Sustainable Healthcare Solutions Africa

Ethiopia has made significant progress over the past two decades in improving maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes. However, maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, preventable childhood illnesses, and unmet need for family planning remain major public health challenges, particularly in referral hospitals that serve large rural and vulnerable populations.

Tertiary hospitals play a critical role not only in providing specialized care for complicated cases but also in serving as centers of excellence for training, research, and clinical leadership. The Addis Ababa region continues to face persistent challenges in maternal and neonatal survival, adolescent pregnancy, preterm birth complications, and gaps in postpartum family planning uptake.

SHS Africa was established to address these gaps through a strategic, partnership-driven model that puts local capacity and sustainability at its core.

SHS Africa team at a partner hospital in Ethiopia

Our Vision

A continent where every mother, newborn, and child has access to quality, equitable, and sustainable healthcare, supported by strong institutions, skilled professionals, and evidence-based practices.

Our Mission

To strengthen Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Family Planning services in African tertiary hospitals through capacity building, infrastructure improvement, research, and integrated family planning services.

Four Strategic Pillars

Our collaboration with partner hospitals is formalized through Memoranda of Understanding and focuses on four interlinked pillars.

01

Capacity Building & Training

  • Advanced clinical training for obstetricians, neonatologists, midwives, and nurses
  • Simulation-based drills for obstetric and neonatal emergencies
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) and mentorship programs
  • Leadership and quality improvement training for department heads
02

Health Infrastructure Improvement

  • Procurement and installation of essential MNCH equipment
  • Upgrading NICUs, labor wards, and postnatal care units
  • Digital health system integration for patient tracking
  • Biomedical engineering and equipment maintenance support
03

Research & Data Systems

  • Establishing clinical research units within departments
  • Training staff in research methodology and ethics
  • Strengthening Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
  • Publishing findings to inform evidence-based policy
04

Family Planning Integration

  • Integrating FP counseling into antenatal, delivery, and postnatal services
  • Long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) training
  • Adolescent-friendly reproductive health services
  • Community mobilization and demand creation

Our Core Values

These principles drive every decision we make and every partnership we build.

Sustainability

Building local capacity to ensure lasting, independent impact beyond our interventions.

Partnership

Collaborating with local institutions as equal partners, respecting expertise and ownership.

Excellence

Delivering world-class standards of clinical training and healthcare infrastructure.

Compassion

Centering every decision on the wellbeing of mothers, newborns, and their families.

Evidence-Based

Using research, data, and best practices to guide every program and intervention.

Equity

Ensuring healthcare access for vulnerable and underserved communities across the region.

Want to Learn More About Our Work?

Explore our ongoing projects or get in touch to discuss partnership opportunities and how you can contribute to sustainable healthcare in Africa.