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Unitaid launches report on tools and interventions for diagnosis and management of pre-eclampsia, a major driver of maternal mortality
News | 23 September 2024
...one of the best ways to lower pre-eclampsia risk and prevent and manage this condition. Interventions that are women-centered, like group-based approaches and expanded routine and accurate blood pressure measurement,...
A record 45 million children accessed seasonal malaria chemoprevention in 2021 thanks to Unitaid’s pioneering investments
News | 09 December 2022
...intervention, called seasonal malaria chemoprevention, reduces malaria infections by more than 70% among children who are at greatest risk of infection and death from malaria. Unitaid pioneered adoption of this...
Unitaid approves grants of $160 million for hepatitis C, malaria chemoprevention and drug-resistant tuberculosis
News | 06 May 2014
...have access to new high performing treatments for hepatitis C and drug-resistant tuberculosis, and the largest-yet global programme for seasonal malaria chemoprevention. These innovative investments will reduce prices, overcome market...
Community health workers bring malaria prevention to pregnant women across Africa, and build new entry points to vital services
News | 15 September 2021
Pictured above: A pregnant woman receives antimalarial drugs from a nurse at the Barriere Health Center in Kenge, DRC (Credit: Karel Prinsloo / Jhpiego). Geneva, 15 September 2021 – A...
A new initiative will deliver enhanced malaria prevention to children under two across Africa through a WHO-recommended but under-implemented intervention
News | 15 September 2021
...benefits of the antimalarial intervention by increasing the number of doses administered and extending coverage beyond the currently recommended 9 months to protect children in their first two years of...
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
...acid (TXA), a treatment recommended by the WHO that is proven to reduce the risk of death from severe bleeding by 30%. Currently, TXA can only be administered intravenously, which...
Digital technologies support patients with treatment from a distance, allowing more flexibility in care
News | 11 August 2021
...or sleeves – connect patients remotely to health centres, allowing patients flexibility in their treatment while ensuring clinics can track patients’ adherence and provide tailored care where needed. “Practical, patient-centred...
First patients start ENDTB programme in Peru
News | 16 June 2016
Originally published on Partners In Health’s website. Carmen Contreras has seen tuberculosis patients at their worst. They have endured daily injections and swallowed fistfuls of pills for years. As reward...
World’s largest HIV self-testing initiative expands in critical new phase
News | 24 July 2017
...and Zimbabwe – 60 to 90 per cent of individuals offered HIVST in rural communities took up the test. Those testing HIV-positive were referred successfully to care and treatment services....
Negotiation reduces price, expands access to tuberculosis treatment
News | 27 November 2019
...weeks, compared to the 6-to-9-month daily regimen. That means patients receive 12 doses in three months, versus the 180 doses in six months or 270 doses in nine months required...