One of the key barriers limiting procurement and access to essential reproductive health medicines is affordability in low-resource settings. The price of a mifepristone/misoprostol (combi-pack) is currently marked by significant variances. Concept Foundation has...
The WHO ACTION-I Trial was a multi-country efficacy trial of antenatal dexamethasone for women at risk of imminent preterm birth in low-resource countries. The trial randomised 2,852 women and their 3070 babies at 29 hospitals In Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nigeria...
One in four pregnancies is unintended, threatening the lives and well-being of women and adolescents globally. The risks of unintended pregnancy are greatest in low- and middle-income countries where maternal mortality rates are highest.Emergency contraception (EC)...
Self-care interventions and remote care offer innovative and equitable ways to strengthen access to sexual and reproductive health services. Self-isolation during COVID-19 provided the opportunity for obstetric facilities and healthcare providers to integrate and...
Introducing a new series on intrapartum care in the journal Best Practice and Research in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Concept CF Executive Director A. Metin Gülmezoglu discusses the importance of respectful care and how care during childbirth needs to be...
Lambert P., McIntosh M.P., Widmer M. et al. Evidence to support updated recommendations on oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practise. 13, 14 (2020)....
USAID. Manual for Procurement and Supply of Quality-Assured Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Commodities. USAID, Washington D.C, 2018
Theunissen, F.J., Chinery, L. & Pujar, Y.V. Current research on carbetocin and implications for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage. Reprod Health 15, 94 (2018)....
WHO Drug Information. Hall, P.E., Tagontong, N. Quality of misoprostol products. Quality of Medicines, WHO Drug Information. Vol. 30, No. 1 (March, 2016) This briefing note presents findings from misoprostol samples collection and analysis undertaken by Concept...
JHPIEGO. Business Case: Investing in production of high-quality oxytocin for low-resource settings. Jhpiego, Baltimore, 2014
