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March 15, 2011 — MCHIP
The 2011 Africa Regional Meeting on Interventions for Impact in Essential Obstetric and Newborn care, organized by USAID’s flagship Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), was five full days of unique educational sessions held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Day 1: Focus on Postpartum Hemorrhage
Address on maternal and newborn health in Africa, Pyande Mongi (WHO-AFRO) Clinical & community action to address PPH, Farouk Jega (Pathfinder) EmOC assessments, Koye Oyerinde (AMDD) New guidance on PPH prevention & management, Matthews Mathai (WHO-Geneva) Overcoming barriers to implementation the role of professional associations, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran (FIGO) Overcoming procedural and policy barriers, Aboudou Mama Seni (MOH-Benin) Overcoming provider barriers to introduction & sustainability of AMTSL at facilities, Sushie Engelbrecht (PATH) PPH prevention & treatment in Africa using misoprostol at community level, Ndola Prata (VSI) PPH prevention through platform of antenatal care, Albert Kitumbo (Ifakara, TZ) Results of MCHIP quality of care surveys from 6 countries, Linda Bartlett (JHU-IIP) Scale up schematic, Jeff Smith (MCHIP) Updates on new technologies for the management of PPH, Sylvia Deganus (Ghana Health Service) When active management is not possible, Karen Guilliland (ICM) Updates on use of misoprostol for prevention and management of PPH, Beverly Winikoff (Gynuity)
Day 2: Focus on Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia
Burden of disease of PE-E in Ethiopia, Mengistu Hailemariam (MOH Ethiopia) Calcium (or aspirin) for prevention of PE-E, Justus Hofmeyr (Frere Maternity Hospital, South Africa) Choice of anticonvulsant for PE-E, Femi Oladapo (WHO-Geneva) Choice of antihypertensive for PE-E, Peter von Dadelszen (Univ BC) Detection of PE-E during ANC- data from QoC studies, Jim Ricca (MCHIP-Mozambique) Induction of labor new WHO guidelines, Matthews Mathai (WHO-Geneva) Magnesium Sulphate reference, Pius Okong (Nsambya Hospital, Uganda) Modeling for impact of calcium supplementation, Steve Hodgins (MCHIP) PE-E management strategies at different levels of the health care system, Pius Okong (Nsambya Hospital, Uganda) Screening and early detection of PE-E at the community level, Harshad Sanghvi (Jhpiego)
Day 3: Focus on Implementation of PPH and PE/E programs and Neonatal Resuscitation
Changing policy- Rwanda's change in guidelines, Stephen Rulisa (Rwanda Research Council) Early experience of expansion of use of MgSO4 in Nigeria, Jamilu Tukur (Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria) Global benchmark indicators for maternal and perinatal health, Steve Hodgins (MCHIP) Interventions frameworks for PPH and PE-E- taking the message back home, Jeff Smith (MCHIP) Introduction of HBB training materials, Tore Laerdal (Laerdal Foundation) Looking at pre-eclampsia through a health systems lens, Lindsay Morgan (MCHIP-BBA) MCHIP TZ- midwives giving MgSO4, Gaudiosa Tibaijuka (MAISHA-TZ) Neonatal resuscitation in the context of ENC, Pyande Mongi (WHO-AFRO) Pharmaceuticals & logistic mechanisms, Grace Adeye (SPS) Presentation of HBB field-testing results, Nalini Singhal (AAP) Prevention of newborn asphyxia through improved labor care, Jeff Smith (MCHIP ) Quality of care survey results for newborn care, Joseph de Graft Johnson (MCHIP) Routine measurement of quality of care, Barbara Rawlins (MCHIP)
