Saving Women’s Lives

In an effort to contribute to a demonstrable and sustainable reduction in maternal mortality caused by postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), OASIS is partnering with the Ministry of Health and Prevention (Ministère de la santé Publique et de la Prévention) in Chad to integrate misoprostol for PPH prevention and treatment into the public health care system down to the community level. Activities include updating the national maternal health guidelines to ensure they correspond with the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, working with the regulatory authority and central medical stores to ensure high-quality misoprostol availability in the public sector, training providers from referral hospitals down to community-level health workers, and re-enforcing monitoring and evaluation practices to reduce potential barriers to availability. OASIS uses a multi-stakeholder model, which is comprised of local actors (government agencies, non-government organizations) and supported by multi-laterals and international non-government organizations.