mother with baby and staff member (IMAGE) Rice University Caption The Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) international alliance launched Phase 2 of its groundbreaking mission to reduce newborn mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with $65 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, The ELMA Foundation, and generous individual contributions. Credit NEST360 Usage Restrictions Must credit NEST360 License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.