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Registration is now open for the May 8 webinar, “Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage: Advocacy, Approval, Access.” The webinar will be hosted by Family Care International, Gynuity Health Projects, PATH and Population Services International. From the webinar announcement: Misoprostol is a safe and effective medicine for … Continue reading
This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Written by Shirine Mohagheghpour and Amy Grossman, Venture Strategies Innovations (VSI) For laboring mothers in Bangladesh, the generic medicine, misoprostol, can … Continue reading
This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: Suzy Sacher and Paula Nersesian of John Snow, Inc. Center for Health Logistics To improve women’s health, supply chains … Continue reading
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This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: Safia Ahsan, Senior Health Systems Advisor, Ipas As the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, there … Continue reading
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This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: Beth Yeager, MHS Beth Yeager is the principal technical advisor for maternal and child health for USAID’s Systems for … Continue reading
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This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: the Fistula Care team at EngenderHealth. The UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities is working to improve access to essential but … Continue reading
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Last month, the Maternal Health Task Force was invited by the Secretariat to the UN Commission for Life Saving Commodities for Women and Children to complete a landscaping of maternal health commodities in 6 countries. The MHTF, in collaboration with … Continue reading
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Mother’s Day 2012 provides a good occasion to celebrate accomplishments in the field over the past year. The Maternal Health Task Force shares ten exciting developments. The State of the World’s Midwives report provided the first comprehensive analysis … Continue reading
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What about an ounce of cure…? Treating postpartum hemorrhage with misoprostol in low-resource settings
Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sarah Blake
Guest post by Beverly Winikoff President of Gynuity Health Projects and Ann Starrs,President of Family Care International cross-posted from The FCI Blog. While support for the use of misoprostol to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) has been growing steadily, governments, donors, and implementing agencies have not … Continue reading →