Zero Separation Workshop Report (November 2022)

During this year’s MSF Paediatric Days 2022, the MSF SIU team organized a workshop on the topic of Zero Separation, which was validated by the MSF Pediatric working group. Over the course of two sessions, 16 people from both MSF projects and HQs came together to dive into the topic. Participants brought with them a wealth of experience in medicine, paediatrics, nursing, training, health promotion and maternal and child health care.    

Prior to the workshop, the MSF SIU team conducted 12 stakeholder interviews to learn about the history of Zero Separation and how it fits into MSF strategic vision for neonatal and maternal and child health care. The SIU spoke with people from different backgrounds in MSF to gain different perspectives about the benefits and the challenges of implementing Zero Separation strategies in MSF project locations. Participants for the workshop were selected based on their interest, field of work and their physical presence in Dakar for this in person workshop. 

Together with an external design firm, a workshop methodology was created to lead participants through eight hours of activities to brainstorm around the current challenges faced in this space and to consider potential implementation strategies.

Shortly after the event, the MSF SIU team reflected on the initial outcomes in a blog post. The Workshop Report goes a step deeper and provides a more comprehensive overview of the event, its outcomes and next steps.