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Preeclampsia can become life-threatening quickly, yet many women still struggle to access timely diagnosis and treatment.
A new @WHO global roadmap aims to accelerate action. The priority now is ensuring life-saving care reaches every woman who needs it: ow.ly/MOtz50ZYlLa
“We survived for different reasons. One of us because oxygen was guaranteed, the other because crowdfunding intervened.”
Louis and Maurine’s stories expose inequalities in access to life-saving oxygen.
Read more: unitaid.org/news-blog/the-un…
Heat-stable carbetocin costs more than oxytocin. Could it save health systems money?
Research from Uganda estimates it could prevent nearly one-third more cases of postpartum hemorrhage, with potential savings of US$1M in direct public health system costs: ow.ly/M4zs50ZXYMT
TB pooled testing could cut diagnosis costs by 50%.
@UNITAID shaped and funded research with @LSTMnews and partners to explore this approach.
Listen to the discussion on @BBCSounds, from 12 mins: ow.ly/Cq5m50ZXX89
“Where you live still determines whether you will live.”
Preeclampsia survivor and advocate Koiwah Koi-Larbi explains why life-saving care must reach every woman.
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Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal & newborn deaths. We have tools to prevent, detect and treat it, but they don’t always reach the women who need them.
@UNITAID & partners are working to change that through a new global roadmap @HRPresearch @WHO
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When it comes to #PPH, we need to look beyond the numbers and ask ourselves, ‘How can we scale what we can’t see?’ Strengthening routine PPH data is essential to understanding the challenge, tracking progress, and driving action.
#WorldPPHDay
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On #WorldPPHDay, we’re reminded that every minute matters.
Sunita Bai’s story shows what’s possible when frontline providers have the tools, training and confidence to act when it matters most.
Read her story: bit.ly/4AGBERu
“Without access to innovation, we create injustice.” For Dr. Serge Breysee, innovation, access and impact go hand in hand.
Watch the full discussion with leading voices in global health.
Congenital syphilis is preventable, but getting proven, low-cost tools to women in time remains a challenge.
In a new @devex article, @UNITAID Director of Strategy discusses what it takes to make congenital syphilis prevention routine, country-led care: ow.ly/qpOt50ZVfTH
Postpartum haemorrhage can become life-threatening within minutes. On #WorldPPHDay, Dr. Mary Maina shares how Kenya is testing innovations to help health workers prevent, detect and treat it sooner.
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Louis and Maurine both needed oxygen during COVID-19.
In Portugal, Louis received it continuously for two weeks.
In Kenya, Maurine had to raise money to access it.
Why does access to a century-old essential therapy still depend on where you live?
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A year ago, we announced a deal to bring lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention shot, to 120 LMICs for US$40. Now the focus is delivery. CHAI CEO Buddy Shah joined @AlterIgoe on @devex Theory of Change at #UNGA81. ow.ly/34K650ZTF94
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Making TB diagnosis more affordable, and bringing it closer to people who need it.
Unitaid investments are helping make it possible:
Pooled testing: 50% lower costs
Portable X-ray + AI: 65% lower costs, helping reach remote communities.
@LSTMnews @katlay @LancetGH @CHAI_health
While most advances in fighting TB come with a large price tag, the shift in strategy could dramatically boost access to diagnosis and save money, experts said ⤵️
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For premature babies struggling to breathe, bCPAP uses a gentle flow of pressurised air and #oxygen to help keep their lungs open. With support from @UNITAID, @Vayu_Health is bringing this simple technology to hospitals in Kenya, India, Brazil and Ukraine. ow.ly/NG7850ZSAZW
“Today, we say that access should not be an afterthought.”
At #UNGA81, Tenu Avafia joined @MedsPatentPool to discuss why licensing, manufacturing capacity and supply chains must be built before a pandemic emerges.
“The best time to do it is before the pandemic breaks.”
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Congratulations on 20 years, @UNITAID. At a time of profound change in global health, your work continues to show that innovation matters only if people can access it. Thank you for two decades of bringing life-saving innovations to the communities that need them most.
“The difference between a treatment that arrives and one that does not is the difference between life and death.”
As Unitaid marks 20 years, Executive Director Dr Philippe Duneton says access must be the test of global health.
Read the statement: ow.ly/wzKL50ZQvKR
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