New research calls for a different approach for misoprostol for postpartum...
Shafia Rashid is senior program officer for the Global Advocacy program at Family Care International. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)—excessive, uncontrolled bleeding during or after childbirth—is the...
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Shafia Rashid is Senior Technical Advisor for the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health. Available since the 1980s, the medicine misoprostol was initially marketed to prevent stomach ulcers....
View ArticleFrom evidence to action: Building skills for evidence-based maternal health...
Misoprostol is a safe and effective medicine that can prevent and treat postpartum hemorrage, a leading cause of maternal death worldwide. Join our advocacy workshop at Women Deliver on May 16 to...
View ArticleEML Search: New resource for reproductive and maternal health advocates
Shafia Rashid is Senior Technical Advisor at the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health. In June 2013, Imtiaz Kamal–a crusader for midwifery and women’s health–celebrated Pakistan’s official...
View ArticleMisoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage: Closing the gap between knowledge and...
By Shafia Rashid and JoAnn Paradis Shafia Rashid is Senior Technical Advisor for the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health and JoAnn Paradis is Strategic Communications Advisor for African...
View ArticleWithin reach: Strategies to ensure maternal health supplies
The FCI Program of MSH will be at the 17th General Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition in Seattle. Please join us for a breakfast and panel discussion on strategies for...
View ArticleAdvocacy success story: Kenya approves misoprostol for PPH
Melissa Wanda Kirowo is advocacy project officer for FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health in Kenya. This blog post provides an update to an earlier post. The Kenya Constitution states that...
View ArticleMisoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage: Empowering health workers to save lives
Shafia Rashid is a Senior Technical Advisor for the FCI Program of Management Sciences for Health. In Senegal, approximately 1,800 women lose their lives every year while giving birth. The major cause...
View ArticleWebinar presentation – Misoprostol for PPH: Innovations for Impact
On December 15, MSH, Gynuity Health Projects and Jhpiego hosted a one-hour webinar to share innovations – interventions, technologies, and distribution approaches – that have the potential to increase...
View Article#FearlessFeb Recap: February 1 – 10, 2017
This month, the FCI Program of MSH is featuring stories about fearless champions, powerful evidence, and advocacy wins from the Rights & Realities archive. Here is a recap of the fearless stories...
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