Laerdal Global Health

What Laerdal Global Health does

Laerdal Global Health AS is a Norwegian non-profit entity established in 2010 as the sister company to for-profit medical device manufacturer Laerdal Medical. Headquartered in Stavanger, the organisation designs and distributes affordable medical training simulators and monitoring devices — including the MamaBirthie Birthing Simulator, the Neo Beat newborn heart rate monitor, and the Upright Resuscitator Newborn Bag-mask — for healthcare workers in low-resource settings. All products are CE-marked and manufactured under ISO 13485 quality systems. Solutions are categorised into newborn health, maternal health, emergency care, tools and services, and educational material, and are engineered for ease of use, durability, and low cost in resource-limited environments.

The company's business model rests on a non-for-profit pricing structure available exclusively to countries that have not yet met the targets set in UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (maternal and child health). Distribution combines an own e-commerce storefront, an authorised distributor network, direct customer service, and large-scale partnership-led deployment through WHO, the WHO Foundation Lifeline Fund, the Survive & Thrive Global Development Alliance, national governments, UN organisations, NGOs, and professional associations. Programs such as Helping Mothers Survive, Helping Babies Survive, Helping Babies Breathe, Safer Births, 50,000 Happy Birthdays, and Buy One Gift One wrap the hardware into training and capacity-building curricula.

Since 2010 Laerdal Global Health has trained and equipped over 750,000 health workers, deployed nearly 900 birthing simulators across 13 African countries, and is engaged in the WHO Foundation-led ACTxBEC initiative targeting 1,000 health facilities and 50,000 lives saved annually. The BEC programme has demonstrated 34-50% mortality reductions in first-level hospitals and is currently implemented in over 100 countries. Funding flows include a US$3 million pledge from Norad and participation in the WHO Foundation Lifeline Fund, which has secured US$18.5 million in total commitments.

Name

Laerdal Global Health

Legal name

Laerdal Global Health AS

Website

https://laerdalglobalhealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laerdal Global Health is a Norwegian non-profit founded in 2010 as the sister company to Laerdal Medical, designing affordable maternal and newborn training simulators and monitors for health workers in low-resource countries via WHO-aligned programs and non-profit pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Simulation and Newborn Care Equipment

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (33911), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Monitoring (CTG, Infant Wearables) (HLAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Neonatal & Pediatric Remote Monitoring (HLACAPAG), Maternal & Neonatal Remote Monitoring Platforms (HLACAFAC)

Keywords

• Maternal health equipment
• Newborn care devices
• Medical simulation training
• Low-resource healthcare solutions
• Birthing and resuscitation products

Headquarters

HQ city

Stavanger

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-for-profit product sales: Products are sold at non-for-profit prices to qualifying countries that have not yet reached Sustainable Development Goal 3 targets for maternal and child health

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Laerdal Global Health designs, manufactures, and distributes affordable medical training simulators, newborn monitoring devices, and resuscitation equipment for healthcare workers in low-resource settings. Its core products are the MamaBirthie Birthing Simulator, the Neo Beat Heart Rate Monitor, and the Upright Resuscitator Newborn Bag-mask, sold at non-for-profit prices to qualifying countries working toward Sustainable Development Goal 3 targets.

Product overview

Laerdal Global Health offers a portfolio of maternal and newborn health solutions comprising physical training simulators, monitoring devices, and training programs. The core products include the MamaBirthie Birthing Simulator for delivery training and the Neo Beat Heart Rate Monitor for newborn monitoring. These are complemented by educational programs including Helping Babies Survive, Helping Mothers Survive, Helping Babies Breathe, Safer Births, and the Survive and Thrive Global Development Alliance. The company also offers social impact programs like Buy One Gift One and 50,000 Happy Birthdays. Products are categorized into Newborn Health, Maternal Health, Emergency Care, Tools and Services, and Educational Material, all designed to be affordable and easy to use for low-resource settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MamaBirthie Birthing Simulator A birthing simulator designed for training healthcare workers in safe delivery techniques in low-resource settings. Used by frontline maternal-care providers and training programmes.
• Neo Beat Heart Rate Monitor A compact newborn heart rate monitor for neonatal care, designed with a miniaturized form factor suitable for use in low-resource delivery and newborn-care settings.
• Upright Resuscitator Newborn Bag-mask A device designed for practicing newborn breathing and resuscitation, intended for use by health workers learning neonatal resuscitation in low-resource environments.
• Educational Material Educational materials and resources sold through the company storefront to support training programmes for healthcare workers in maternal and newborn care.

Quantifiable outcome

• 750,000+ health workers trained and equipped
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• WHO FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Laerdal Global Health is part of the WHO Foundation's Lifeline Fund supporting the ACTxBEC initiative to train frontline healthcare workers and save lives in low-resource African settings. The Lifeline Fund has secured US$18.5 million in total commitments.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Collaboration with WHO on the Acute Care Transformation through Basic Emergency Care (ACTxBEC) initiative. The BEC programme has been implemented in over 100 countries with demonstrated mortality reductions of 34-50%.
• Survive & Thrive AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Development Alliance established in 2012 focusing on clinical training, systems strengthening and policy advocacy. Has trained 500,000 health providers in evidence-based maternal and newborn care interventions. Partners include governments, leading UN organisations, NGOs, health and professional associations.
• GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with governments to implement solutions and help save lives at birth in low-resource settings
• UN OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with leading UN organisations for programme implementation and health systems strengthening
• NGOscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with non-governmental organisations for programme delivery in low-resource settings
• Health and Professional AssociationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with health and professional associations to strengthen national capacity and quality of interventions in health facilities

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Jhpiego: Johns Hopkins-affiliated global health non-profit running large-scale maternal, newborn, and reproductive health programmes with ministries of health worldwide. Comparable target population, donor base, and training-and-equipment model, though operating at a much broader scale and portfolio.
• PATH: Global health non-profit developing and deploying maternal and newborn health technologies and training across low- and middle-income countries. Overlapping focus areas (MNH training, devices, health worker capacity) and similar institutional funding model, but a much broader portfolio spanning vaccines, diagnostics, and digital health.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest health-focused NGO, delivering maternal, newborn, and child health training and services across the continent. Highly comparable geography and target population, with overlapping health-worker capacity-building model, though operating at broader scope across multiple disease areas.
• Save the Children: Large international NGO with a significant newborn and maternal health portfolio, including training frontline health workers in low-resource settings. Comparable target population and donor ecosystem, but operating as a much broader humanitarian organization rather than a focused MNH product company.

Emerging players

• Global Health Media Project: Non-profit producing video-based training content for frontline health workers in low-resource settings, including maternal and newborn care. Comparable target audience and training-focused mission, with a content-only model that complements but does not directly overlap Laerdal's physical simulator portfolio.
• Jacaranda Health: Kenya-based social enterprise building digital and clinical tools to improve maternal and newborn outcomes in East Africa. Comparable low-resource maternal health focus with tech-enabled training, though smaller scale and more regionally concentrated than Laerdal Global Health.

Direct peers

• Laerdal Medical: For-profit parent company and direct counterpart in medical simulation and training equipment for maternal, neonatal, and emergency care. Closely aligned product portfolio (e.g., SimMom, SimNewbie), shared R&D, and shared global health mission, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Maternity Foundation: Denmark-based non-profit delivering maternal and newborn health training (notably the Safe Delivery App) in low-resource settings. Directly comparable mission, beneficiary population, and partnership-driven GTM with governments and NGOs.
• PRONTO International: Non-profit focused on obstetric and neonatal team training using low-tech simulation in low-resource settings. Highly comparable target market (health workers in low-resource settings), similar low-fidelity simulation approach, and overlapping donor ecosystem.

Others

• Smile Train: Large global health non-profit using a partner-driven training, equipping, and capacity-building model to address cleft lip and palate in low-resource settings. Comparable non-profit, partner-led training-and-equipping GTM and donor base, though operating in a different clinical vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/laerdalglobalhealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Laerdal-Global-Health/242652245816588
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/laerdal-global-health
• Xx.com/LaerdalGH

Compliance1 record

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