With a passion for connecting with the community to improve their health, community health officer (CHO) Pranav Kumar divides his workday in two. He spends the first half of his day providing comprehensive primary health care services at the Lagma Health and Wellness Center (HWC) in Sitamarhi District, Bihar, managing services and overseeing his team.
Exciting news! The Jhpiego-led, Unitaid-funded AMPLI-PPHI (Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investments for Postpartum Hemorrhage Impact) project has reached tens of thousands of women with critical drugs to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. The project, operating now in four countries — Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, India, and Kenya
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,