The POPPHI project officially ended December 31, 2009 after five years of outstanding work that achieved global impact. Although the project has ended, this website will continue under www.pphprevention.org as a place where PPH and PPH prevention and treatment activities will be discussed. Please continue to check back for additional information on website changes and the continuation of the POPPHI work.

The POPPHI team would like to thank all of its partners that helped to make this initiative successful over the past five years. The team looks forward to continued work with these individuals and organizations in the future. Information on the final PPH meeting hosted by POPPHI can be found here and the final document that outlines the POPPHI work can be found here.

 

Recent News and Updates

New information and documents now available!

POPPHI held its final PPH prevention meeting on November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC

POPPHI held its final meeting entitled Tackling the biggest maternal killer: Progress and challenges in preventing postpartum hemorrhage on November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC at the Woodrow Wilson Center. This meeting convened experts and advocates in the field of maternal health to share best practices, new innovations, lessons learned and discuss the challenges that still lie ahead. Speakers were drawn from partners in the field, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), WHO, USAID partners, and international researchers. Additional information on the event and meeting presentations can be found here.

The team also developed a final document highlighting the last five years of the project. The document includes small grant and scale-up activities, materials developed, and policy changes. Click here for the full document.

Highlights of this event included:

  • How did leaders from Ghana, Mali and Bangladesh make PPH prevention a national effort?  We discussed their experiences to scale-up activities.
  • Lessons learned in pilot programs to introduce oxytocin in Uniject and Misoprostol.
  • Optimal impact: how do we get there? Recommendations from the WHO, USAID, NIH, ICM, and FIGO. 

What does it take to save mothers’ lives?

Experts gather at PATH’s Washington, DC office to discuss innovative solutions to the world’s leading cause of maternal death

On Thursday, November 19, 2009, staff from the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Initiative (POPPHI) and partners from the field gathered in PATH’s DC office for a discussion of innovative solutions to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of mothers’ death worldwide. Joined by US government officials and global health advocates, the speakers shared their experiences with efforts to expand the use of active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL)—a feasible and inexpensive intervention that has been proven to effectively prevent PPH—in developing countries where women are most in need. Full information on the event can be found here.

WHO Indicator Meeting - Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage/Active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL)

On November 17, 2009, POPPHI in collaboration with World Health Organization’s – Making Pregnancy Safer department, held an initial meeting of experts to identify a standard indicator for PPH prevention that could be included in routine health information systems globally, and to develop a future road map for a global WHO recommendation on this topic. Additional event information can be found here.