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Where is chloroquine now?

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Published May, 2017

Chloroquine was called ‘the magic bullet’ in its heyday, but resistance issues led to replacement with combination drugs using artemisia annua, or at...

Tags: Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Logistics, Essential Medicines and Health Products, Monitoring and Evaluation

The potential role for mass drug administration in malaria elimination

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Published January, 2017

As malaria control interventions are scaled up and sustained, malaria transmission levels decline and prevalence falls, an increasing number of...

Tags: Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Logistics, Essential Medicines and Health Products, Health Systems Development, Policy and Advocacy

Optimizing treatment for the prevention of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Nepal

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Published December, 2016

Calcium supplementation for pregnant mothers for prevention of PE/E provided with MgSO4 for treatment holds promise for the cost-effective reduction...

Tags: Maternal & Newborn Health, Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia, Logistics, Essential Medicines and Health Products, Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Systems Development, Performance Improvement

Brief: How can we increase global utilization of oxytocin for treatment of postpartum hemorrhage?

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Published December, 2015

This brief describes approaches to removing barriers to global use of oxytocin to treat postpartum hemorrhage. The brief also discusses improving...

Tags: Postpartum Hemorrhage, Essential Medicines and Health Products, Supply Chain

Literature Review: Antihypertensive Medication in Pregnancy: An Update from the 2011 WHO Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia

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Published December, 2015

This report presents the findings of a literature review on the use of antihypertensive medication in pregnancy. The document describes prevalence...