The role of exchange hubs and learning between countries and regions in strengthening the implementation and expansion of essential products for postpartum hemorrhage.
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Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) affects about 6%-10% of women giving birth and is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Following its launch in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, India, and Kenya in October 2022, and more recently in Nigeria and Zambia, the Unitaid-supported Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investments for Postpartum Hemorrhage Impact (AMPLI-PPHI) project established regional and national exchange networks and learning hubs. These networks aim to propel dynamic learning and build on existing partnerships, through country and state level obstetrics and gynecology societies, under the umbrella of FIGO. As part of the AMPLI-PPHI project's exchange hub activities, professional associations in the target countries organized webinars, in-person meetings, and maintained regular communication through regional events, emails, and phone calls to share various aspects of the project with their colleagues in the platform. These hubs facilitated the transfer and application of learning from target countries to help propel PPH prevention, detection, and treatment across all exchange countries. In addition to these exchanges and as part of the hubs, target countries undertook advocacy training through cross-country learning sessions. This contributed to strengthened clinical leadership in women's health to raise their voices more effectively regarding the scale-up and expansion of access to life-saving medicines and essential health produc
Abstract
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) affects about 6%-10% of women giving birth and is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Following its launch in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, India, and Kenya in October 2022, and more recently in Nigeria and Zambia, the Unitaid-supported Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investments for Postpartum Hemorrhage Impact (AMPLI-PPHI) project established regional and national exchange networks and learning hubs. These networks aim to propel dynamic learning and build on existing partnerships, through country and state level obstetrics and gynecology societies, under the umbrella of FIGO. As part of the AMPLI-PPHI project's exchange hub activities, professional associations in the target countries organized webinars, in-person meetings, and maintained regular communication through regional events, emails, and phone calls to share various aspects of the project with their colleagues in the platform. These hubs facilitated the transfer and application of learning from target countries to help propel PPH prevention, detection, and treatment across all exchange countries. In addition to these exchanges and as part of the hubs, target countries undertook advocacy training through cross-country learning sessions. This contributed to strengthened clinical leadership in women's health to raise their voices more effectively regarding the scale-up and expansion of access to life-saving medicines and essential health products for PPH. While this article focuses particularly on the work in Guinea, it also shares key lessons learned from all project target countries and their extended exchange hubs. The hubs have created an effective network of professional associations that can share evidence and clinical lessons, accelerating required processes and enabling effective wider adaptation and scale-up of essential and innovative PPH products.