While the world’s resources and energy get diverted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, failure to attend to essential maternal and newborn health services might cost more dearly than the pandemic itself. Jodhpur, Rajasthan Childbirth cannot wait for the pandemic curve to flatten, or for the lockdown to end and life to trickle back to normalcy.
Madhya Pradesh, India “Hello…Hello… I am calling for an ambulance. Please send one immediately” Five minutes later, another call… “Hello please send an ambulance immediately; my son has met with an accident….” This is a regular day in the life of Ms. Monica Mishra, a tele-counselor who attends calls at the government set up emergency
CryoPop, Jhpiego’s innovative cryotherapy device to treat cervical lesions more easily and at lower cost, is being produced by Pregna International Ltd, an Indian manufacturer known mainly for intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs). The agreement with Pregna focuses on both commercial and research uses of the handheld device, which converts carbon dioxide to dry ice to
