What if the most radical innovation in maternal and newborn health wasn’t a new technology…

but a model that actually works?

Since 2010, One Heart Worldwide has implemented a Network of Care model for maternal and newborn health called the Network of Safety in some of Nepal's most underserved areas, where geography, poverty, and deeply rooted social norms limit equitable access to quality maternal and newborn care.

Our Model: the Network of Safety

In partnership with all levels of the Government of Nepal, local NGO partners, and other global partners, we: 

Our model is effective because it is:

A community outreach worker sits in a circle with a group of mothers and their children on a grassy hillside in Nepal, with green mountains behind them.

Locally-led

Co-created and co-implemented in direct partnership with all levels of the government and with the communities we serve.

Embedded

Integrated into Nepal's national health system and aligned with existing government priorities.

A solar panel array powers a rural health facility set against the mountains in Nepal.

Sustainable

Designed with an exit strategy and long-term government co-investment during and after implementation.

Officials unveil a plaque marking a health facility built in partnership with the Government of Nepal, One Heart Worldwide, and USAID, as onlookers applaud.

Systems-focused

Addressing the interconnected factors affecting Maternal and Newborn Health in Nepal.

Evidence-driven 

Generating evidence to improve our programs and inform government policy.

Two mothers in Nepal stand together outside a home, each holding her newborn.

Impactful

Demonstrating lasting improvements in the quality of MNH care.

Diagram of the Network of Safety model, showing a mother and newborn at the center surrounded by the groups that protect them: government, health facilities, health providers, community outreach providers, communities, and families.

We bring together everyone involved in supporting pregnant women and newborns.

Lasting change requires local investment.

That is why government co-financing is built into our model from the start.

Learn more about our approach to program sustainability →

A large group of mothers and their children gather with a community health team outside in a hillside village in Nepal.