Geneva/Baltimore, 9 July 2024 – Three critical drugs for preventing and treating postpartum hemorrhage – 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 defined as a severe loss of blood after giving birth,
Unitaid and Jhpiego reach first women with prevention and treatment for life-threatening bleeding
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