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Osur et al.’s Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: a qualitative evaluation

Moran M, Ortega J, Sahin-Hodoglugil N

Global Health Action, 2013

Osur and colleagues’ article on the evaluation findings of implementing misoprostol for post- abortion care (PAC) in Kenya and Uganda provides valuable lessons learned and best practices. Venture Strategies Innovations (VSI), a global health non-profit organization, is currently introducing misoprostol for PAC with the Ministries of Health (MOH) in Rwanda and Zimbabwe, and based on our ongoing implementation experiences, we would suggest a few additional lessons.

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Global warming and reproductive health

Potts M, Henderson C

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2012

The largest absolute numbers of maternal deaths occur among the 40–50 million women who deliver annually without a skilled birth attendant. Most of these deaths occur in countries with a total fertility rate of greater than 4. The combination of global warming and rapid population growth in the Sahel and parts of the Middle East [...]

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Meeting the need: youth and family planning in sub-Saharan Africa

Prata N, Weidert K, Sreenivas A

Contraception, 2012

Background: The need for a concerted effort to address the gaps in family planning services for youth in sub-Saharan Africa has been underreported and underexplored.

Study Design: Trends in fertility, childbearing, unmet need for family planning options and contraceptive prevalence (CP) among youth are described with data from six African countries with four consecutive [...]

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Hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels in women using copper-releasing or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices: a systematic review

Prata N, Lowe R

Contraception, 2013

Background: The use of intrauterine devices as a contraceptive method has been steadily growing in developing countries. Anemia in reproductive-age women is a growing concern in those settings.

Study Design: A systematic review of studies with measured hemoglobin and serum ferritin at baseline and after 1 year of use of copper intrauterine devices (IUDs) [...]

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Operations Research Projects

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage at the Community Level: A Compendium of Operations Research

Prata N, Holston M

2013

VSI in collaboration with local and international partner organizations conducted operations research (OR) across seven countries in Africa and Asia to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and program effectiveness of misoprostol use to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) at the community level. Developed for policy makers, stakeholders and researchers, the compendium includes an overview of the basic components of the OR model, country program summaries, and cross-cutting results and best practices to contribute to the growing evidence base on the community-level use of misoprostol to prevent PPH.

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Organizational Archive

Connecting Women with Care: 2011/2012 VSI Biennial Report

2013

From health center to home, policy to practice, factory to pharmacy, VSI is "connecting women with care." Read more about VSI's collaborative efforts in 2011 and 2012 to expand women's access to life-saving medicines and services.

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Expanding Access to Postabortion Care Services in Rwanda

2013

This brief summarizes the final results of a comprehensive postabortion care (PAC) pilot program conducted by the Rwanda Ministry of Health and VSI to address maternal deaths due to unsafe abortion. The results demonstrate that enabling mid-level providers at health centers to provide PAC through the integration of misoprostol as a treatment method increases the availability of PAC services and brings them closer to women.

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For the full technical report, click here.

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Crisis in the Sahel: Possible Solutions and the Consequences of Inaction

Potts M, Zulu E, Wehner M, Castillo F, Henderson C

UC Berkeley, 2013

The following report documents how, over the next 30 to 40 years in parts of sub- Saharan Africa, between 100 million and 200 million people are likely to be without sustainable food supplies. This was the conclusion of a multidisciplinary group of experts from Africa and North America, who asked what will happen in the [...]

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Expanding Access to Postabortion Care Services in Angola with the Introduction of Misoprostol

2013

The Angola Ministry of Health, in collaboration with VSI, conducted a demonstration project aimed at addressing maternal deaths due to complications from unsafe abortion. This research brief demonstrates that misoprostol is a safe, effective and feasible treatment method for incomplete abortion at all levels of the health system, including those facilities that do not have the capacity for manual vacuum aspiration or other surgical interventions.

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Zimbabwe PPH Poster: “Prevent Excessive Bleeding After Childbirth”

2013

Information, education and communication (IEC) campaign sample from a postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) operations research project in Zimbabwe.

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