Maternal Health Archives - Concept Foundation

World Preeclampsia Day – Access to quality magnesium sulfate to reduce maternal mortality

May 22, 2019

Concept Foundation, Maternal Health, Quality

magnesium sulfate, maternal health, maternal mortality, MgSO4, preeclampsia, quality, quality assured medicines

Access to quality magnesium sulfate and implementation of guidelines can help reduce maternal deaths due to preeclampsia. When a mother dies, the impact of her death reaches much further than the individual tragedy. It affects the life and health of…

WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA Joint Statement: Appropriate Storage and Management of Oxytocin – a Key Commodity for Maternal Health

March 28, 2019

Alessandra Fleurent

Concept Foundation, Maternal Health, Quality

essential medicines, maternal health, oxytocin, quality, quality assured medicines, uterotonics

Appropriate Storage and Management of Oxytocin - a Key Commodity for Maternal Health

Results of the clinical trial comparing heat stable carbetocin and oxytocin in prevention of postpartum haemorrhage

June 28, 2018

Alessandra Fleurent

Maternal Health

We are pleased to share the announcement of the results of the clinical trial comparing heat stable carbetocin and oxytocin in prevention of postpartum haemorrhage.

Concept Foundation supports the 2018 Maternal Health Campaign

June 27, 2018

Alessandra Fleurent

Maternal Health

Maternalhealth, MedsWeCanTrust, PPH, Safebirth

Concept Foundation has contributed to the 2018 Maternal Health Campaign. Learn more about the impact of poor quality medicines from key thought leaders.

New publications on uterotonics

May 8, 2018

Alessandra Fleurent

Maternal Health

carbetocin, effectiveness, heat stability data, Postpartum hemorrhage, prevention and treatment, uterotonics

Two publications were released recently that provide significant new evidence on uterotonics used for prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage.

New grant to increase access to quality-assured maternal health medicines in Ethiopia

December 9, 2016

Alessandra Fleurent

Concept Foundation, Maternal Health

innovation fund, maternal health, new grant, quality assured medicines

Concept Foundation is pleased to announce that over the coming year it will be working to address maternal health supply gaps in Ethiopia, with a new grant from the RHSC Innovation Fund.

Mifepristone product receives ERP approval for procurement

July 13, 2016

Alessandra Fleurent

Maternal Health

ERP, India, manufacturers, maternal health, mifepristone, UNFPA

A third mifepristone product, manufactured by Acme Formulation in India, has received a positive score for procurement by the Expert Review Panel (ERP).

Quality Matters: Cheap Uterotonics – Bargain or Burden?

April 29, 2016

Alessandra Fleurent

Maternal Health, Quality

carbetocin, maternal health, maternal mortality, misoprostol, oxytocin, postpartum haemorrhage, PPH, quality assured medicines, uterotonics, WHO PQ

Fiona Theunissen, MBA and Dr Hans Vemer, CEO of Concept Foundation and former obstetrician, discuss why quality, which is by no means a given, is such an important consideration when purchasing maternal health medicines such as uterotonics.

Successful maternal health workshop in Uganda

September 23, 2015

Alessandra Fleurent

Maternal Health

essential medicines, maternal health, procurement, World Health Organization

Earlier this month, Concept Foundation, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), hosted a workshop on the Optimal Procurement of Affordable and Quality-Assured Life-Saving Commodities in Kampala, Uganda. The workshop went extremely well, and Concept Foundation would like to thank all of the participants for their engagement and commitment to ensuring the access and availability of these essential maternal health medicines to women around the world.