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The NICHD Global Network sponsored JNMC-UMKC Women’s and Children’s Health Research Unit is organizing a congress to address the prevention and
treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). The congress is supported by organizations such as USAID, POPPHI, JHPIEGO and ICMR.
Globally, Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality. More than 125,000 women die each year due to postpartum hemorrhage, particularly in rural areas of underdeveloped countries. To address this critical issue, the World
Health Organization(WHO), International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
(FIGO) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development office of health, infectious diseases and nutrition (USAID/HIDM), have collaborated in encouraging nations to pursue
evidence based PPH prevention practices. USAID and POPPHI launched a PPH Global Initiative in November 2003. More women in India die from PPH than in any other country. The goal of the
Congress is to disseminate research findings and to effectively advance programs to prevent and treat PPH in health facilities in resource-poor communities thus
supporting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing maternal mortality
by 75 y 2015. JNMC-UMKC Women’s and Children’s Health Research Unit (with NICHD/Gates Foundation support) in concert with ICMR, USAID, and JHPIEGO have been leaders of a focused research agenda to reduce the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in India.
The July, 2006 Congress will provide opportunities to hear and discuss updated, novel, cost effective, evidence-based interventions, to explore innovative
approaches, discuss challenges in low resource settings, participate in skill enhancement sessions, debate program approaches, and help develop country and community action plans. The meeting will assemble leading researchers, clinical experts, program managers and reproductive health professionals to highlight critical
issues associated with the major cause of maternal death and to propose solutions that can be integrated within existing maternal health programs both within India and globally as well.
Objectives of the Congress :
1. Assemble international experts and policy makers to share new data and assist translation of research findings into policy recommendations
2. Review new evidence and provide a framework that supports strategies for prevention and treatment of PPH in health care facilities and home settings by skilled providers as well as by community health workers and family members
3. Develop action plans for implementing large-scale programs to prevent and treat PPH
4. Forge Public-Private Partnerships for developing and implementing
programs to reduce the burden of mortality from PPH
For more details please visit: http://pphcongress.jnmc.edu
