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Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the leading cause of mothers dying in childbirth in Africa
News | 20 March 2024
...bleeding in childbirth, known as postpartum hemorrhage – the leading cause of maternal deaths globally. The majority of these women reside in Africa where access to health systems that can...
Unitaid and Jhpiego reach first women with prevention and treatment for life-threatening bleeding as program awarded EUR 5.5 million in additional funding
News | 09 July 2024
...the leading cause of death in childbirth – have reached women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, India and Kenya through a Unitaid-funded, Jhpiego-led program. Postpartum hemorrhage, which is...
Unitaid to support African production of medicines and tools for postpartum hemorrhage, malaria and HIV with new call for proposals
News | 19 June 2024
...most of the world’s health products are produced in just a few higher-income countries, leaving many low- and middle-income countries vulnerable to price volatility, supply chain disruptions, or unavailability of...
New Unitaid report: How to increase access to medical oxygen in low-resource settings
News | 29 August 2024
...costs, logistical challenges, and equipment disrepair. The report underscores the need for novel business models to sustain COVID-era investments and enhance oxygen access in low- and middle-income countries. Geneva –...
Unitaid announces new funding opportunity aimed at improving outcomes for children with severe anemia
News | 28 August 2024
...also a leading cause of childhood anemia, which, in severe cases, can negatively affect mental, motor, and cognitive development. Anemia may cause up to 30% of all childhood hospital admissions,...
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI): Strengthening sustainable regional manufacturing of therapeutics for Maternal health, Malaria and HIV programmatic priorities in Africa
News | 12 July 2024
...access to medicines[1] for treatment and/or prevention of postpartum hemorrhage, new malaria treatments and therapeutics for HIV and related co-infections, in Africa by strengthening regional manufacturing and developing the broader...
Unitaid announces a US$45 million investment to increase access to lifesaving products that prevent and treat severe bleeding after childbirth
News | 16 August 2022
...postpartum haemorrhage, resulting in 70,000 lives lost. “One in five deaths during childbirth are caused by excessive bleeding. Despite being largely avoidable with access to appropriate tools, each year millions...
Industry Engagement Forum in Lagos aims to increase health product manufacturing in Africa
News | 06 May 2024
...manufacturing value chains and creating resilient health ecosystems. Nigeria’s strong pharma-manufacturing sector and regulatory reforms for universal health care make it a significant choice for this event,” said Dahlia Khalifa,...
Act now for tomorrow: equitable access to pandemic life-saving health tools is needed
News | 22 March 2024
...the very beginning of the research and development value chain to the adoption of required tools. This requires a collective and coordinated effort to ensure that all medical countermeasures (vaccines,...