PRONTO International
Heidi Breeze-Harris is an experienced leader in community development and healthcare, currently serving as Executive Director at PRONTO International since October 2017, where innovative training strategies for healthcare providers are implemented to ensure safe and respectful birth experiences. Previously, Heidi co-founded and directed One By One, an NGO addressing obstetric fistula and maternal health issues in East Africa for over a decade. Additional experience includes a Community Development Fellowship with the Japan Redevelopment Program focusing on post-earthquake revitalization, and serving as Associate Director at Pomegranate Center, enabling community-driven design projects. Early career accomplishments include founding the publishing arm of Chihuly Studio, effectively managing global exhibitions and artistic collaborations. Heidi holds a Master of Arts in International Studies and a Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership from the University of Washington, complemented by a Bachelor's Degree in International Studies and Anthropology from The Evergreen State College.
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PRONTO International
VISION: PRONTO envisions birth as a safe and respectful experience for all mothers, babies, and healthcare providers. MISSION: We aim to optimize care during birth. We develop and implement innovative training strategies for health care providers that act as a catalyst for individual, team, and system change. We accomplish our mission by… ●Providing low-cost, highly realistic obstetric and neonatal emergency simulation training for interprofessional teams in resource-limited settings around the world. ●Promoting kind, dignified, and culturally responsive care of women and babies through interactive training modules that facilitate group discussion and self-discovery. ●Assisting local teams in the diagnosis of system barriers and in identifying achievable strategies to improve patient safety and birth outcomes. ●Contributing expertise to the field of low-resource simulation and facilitated debriefing. ●Participating in implementation research to refine training modules that improve outcomes for mothers, babies and healthcare providers. COMPANY OVERVIEW: PRONTO was born in response to the WHO Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5 and a call from the Mexican government to develop a program that focuses on improving the quality of care for women and neonates during obstetric emergencies. PRONTO International is an obstetric and neonatal emergency training program that leads inter-professional medical care teams through a series of skills stations, team-building activities, and low-tech, high-fidelity simulations. Participants gain the knowledge and skills necessary for the immediate diagnosis, treatment and stabilization of obstetric emergencies in resource-limited settings through innovative training modules.