Who we are

The POPPHI project was a five-year project (2004-2009) focusing on the reduction of postpartum hemorrhage. It was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), was led by PATH and includes four partners: RTI International, EngenderHealth, FIGO, and ICM.

PATH

PATH staff (left to right): Patricia Boison, Deborah Armbruster, Susheela Engelbrecht, Christina Kramer, Zoe Ruhf

PATH creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, PATH helps provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. PATH’s work improves global health and well-being.

A recognized global leader in maternal health, PATH provided technical leadership and day-to-day management of the POPPHI project. The POPPHI project was housed in PATH’s Washington, DC office.

For more information about PATH’s work, visit www.path.org or contact Deborah Armbruster, director of the POPPHI project (darmbruster@path.org).

RTI International

RTI staff : Niamh Darcy, Jeff Sine (not shown).

RTI’s mission is to improve the human condition through objective, innovative, multidisciplinary research, development, and technical services, setting the standard for scientific and professional excellence.

RTI has extensive experience in designing and implementing feasible and efficient monitoring and evaluation systems. RTI applied this expertise to the POPPHI project, providing project leadership for monitoring and evaluation activities. RTI also contributed to costing and economic expertise to the project.

For more information on RTI’s work, visit www.rti.org or contact Yvonne Sidhom (ysidhom@rti.org).

EngenderHealth

EngenderHealth works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals by making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable. EngenderHealth provides technical assistance, training, and information, with a focus on practical solutions that improve services where resources are scarce.

EngenderHealth applied its global expertise in maternity care, clinical guidelines and standards development, and quality improvement approaches to the POPPHI project.

For more information about EngenderHealth’s work, visit www.engenderhealth.org.

FIGO

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the only worldwide membership organization of obstetricians and gynecologists. FIGO works to promote the well-being of women and to raise the standard of practice in obstetrics and gynecology.

As part of POPPHI, FIGO worked closely with their country based membership organizations of physicians to expand the use of AMSTL. For more information about FIGO’s work, visit www.figo.org or contact the FIGO Secretariat (figo@figo.org).

ICM

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is an international nongovernmental organization that unites 85 national midwives’ associations from over 75 countries. ICM works toimprove women’s health globally and to promote and strengthen the midwifery profession. ICM also seeks to advance globally the position of the midwife and the value of midwifery and to achieve a reduction in rates of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.

ICM’s role on POPPHI was to work closely with their membership organizations of midwives in developing countries to expand the use of AMSTL. For more information on ICM, visit www.internationalmidwives.org or contact ICM Headquarters (info@internationalmidwives.org).