In the wake of his OBE recommendations for the Kings Birthdays Honours list 2023, we caught up with our Founder, and Chair of the Executive Board, Prof. Arri Coomarasamy about why he set up the charity, and what has been the driving force behind his passion for Global Maternal Health. I'm [...]
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine this month, E-MOTIVE - a set of interventions to manage postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), has been found to reduce heavy bleeding by 60%. This is a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding and Ammalife are delighted to have been a partner; providing [...]
A long and deadly storm, called Cyclone Freddy, hit Malawi this month, claiming the lives of 447, and leaving the survivors in devastation. The hardest hit were the most vulnerable: children and women. A paediatrician colleague in my hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, saw 43 kids with major traumas and 42 kids who [...]
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ISUOG and FMF present Ultrasound Essentials 2023 Registration for Ultrasound Essentials 2023 is NOW OPEN. ISUOG and the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) present a FREE two-day online event for all clinicians working in lower resource settings on 3-4 February 2023. Day 1 – Gynecology and early pregnancy Time: 08:00 [...]
The worst floods ever experienced in Pakistan have displaced large numbers of the population, disrupted infrastructure, obliterated roads and bridges and cut off access to health centres and hospitals. The United Nation’s estimates that nearly 130,000 pregnant women are in need of urgent health services, with more than 42,000 women due to give birth [...]
What is miscarriage? Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks. It is more common than many people realise as it affects 1 in 4 pregnancies. Miscarriage is still seen as a taboo topic by many people which often leads couples feeling alone and unsupported. There are many different [...]
How you can help - Big Give Christmas Challenge This year we are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise funds to buy 16 anti- shock garments and 3000 doses of Tranexamic acid. Working with local partners we will distribute these supplies in Pakistan, Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria, [...]
The weather has turned distinctly Autumnal and if you're really organised you might have started thinking about Christmas. We are delighted to be the chosen charity for three of the Christmas card designs from the hugely talented artist Bob Sutcliffe. Around the world, a woman dies every two minutes from pregnancy [...]
Sales of a key textbook have now raised over £10,000 to fund crucial work that saves the lives of pregnant and postpartum women across the world. Gynaecologic and Obstetric Surgery: Challenges and Management Options was published by Wiley in April 2016. The book is aimed at surgeons and other health professionals involved in surgery, and [...]
