Dissemination and implementation of HBB is being guided and coordinated through a dynamic Global
Development Alliance with multiple partners that include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the US Agency for International Development, Save the Children, the US National Institute of Child Health and Development, and Laerdal Medical.The Global Development Alliance linkswith ministries of health, nongovernmental organizations,professional groups, and many others. The HBB programs
have been initiated in a first tier of 26 countries with plans expanding nearly every day.