Programmatic update
April 2012
Executive Summary
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A Supplement to the obstetrical fistula counseling curriculum
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The Priority medicines for mothers and children 2011 list was updated following the 18th Expert Committee Meeting 
on Selection and Use of Medicines, the release of new treatment guidelines and feedback from partners following 
the  2011  version.  In  alignment  with  the  UN  Global  strategy  f...or  women’s  and  children’s  health;  and  the  recently 
launched  UN  Commission  on  life‐saving  commodities  for  women  and  children,  the  title  of  this  updated  list  is 
renamed as Priority Life‐Saving Medicines for Women and Children.
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                                                                un curriculum de formation
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Fistula Care's implementing partner in Ethiopia, IntraHealth, has developed materials to train health workers on obstetric fistula prevention, identification, and pre-repair care. The course contains a participant handbook (PDF, 604 KB), a facilitator manual (PDF, 1.3 MB), ten modules, a variety of ...visual aids, and supplementary handouts
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                                                                To provide a foundation for the strategic policy and programme development needed to ensure the sustainable implementation of effective interventions for reducing the global burden of PPH
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A project of the FIGO Committee for Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights (WSRR)
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Vitamin D deficiency is thought to be common among pregnant women, particularly during the winter months, and has been found to be associated with an increased risk of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm birth, and other tissue-specific conditions. 
This guideline is intended for ...a wide audience including policy-makers, their expert advisers, and technical and programme staff at organizations involved in the design, implementation and scaling-up of nutrition actions for public health.
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                                                                Programme de formation pour les professionnels de Santé 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Guide et outils pour les professionnels de santé
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Trop peu de médecins ont les compétences nécessaires pour traiter la fistule génitale et pour suivre les patientes après l’opération chirurgicale. La plupart des actes ont lieu en Afrique et en Asie par des chirurgiens locaux, avec un support technique fourni par les chirurgiens de pays dév...eloppés, où les cas de fistules sont rares. Il faudrait de nombreuses années aux médecins actuellement capables de traiter les fistules obstétricales pour opérer toutes les femmes qui ont besoin de leurs expertises, ces femmes qui sont chaque jour de plus en plus nombreuses. Bien que le besoin de chirurgiens formés au traitement de la fistule soit reconnu, il n’existait pasjusque là de manuel de formation standard. Ce présent manuel a été conçu pour pallier à ce manque. 
Ce manuel a été conçu en collaboration avec des chirurgiens de la fistule, des organisations professionnelles et des organisations spécialistes de la santé, basées en Afrique, en Asie, en Europe et aux États-Unis. 
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                                                                Too few physicians are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to repair genital fistulae and care for patients following surgery. Most procedures are performed in Africa and Asia by local physicians, with technical support from surgeons from developed countries where these fistulae are rarely... seen. It would take many years for all the physicians presently able to treat genital fistulae to operate on all the women who need their expertise today, and the number of women who need their expertise increases daily. Although the need for physicians trained in fistula repair has long been recognised, no standard training manual has existed so far. This manual was designed to help meet this need.
This manual was produced with the collaboration of fistula surgeons, professional organizations and specialist health organisations from all over Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA. 
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                                                                Handbook on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development and the care of children. The handbook, Facts for Life, provides vital messages and information for mothers, fathers, other family members and caregivers and communities to use in changing behaviours and practices that can sav...e and protect the lives of children and help them grow and develop to their full potential.
This version of Facts for Life builds on the three previous editions, which have been helping families and communities around the world since 1989. Newborn Health has been added to the Safe Motherhood chapter, giving attention to child survival from the first stage of life. A new chapter, Child Protection, has been included, focusing attention on the actions needed to ensure children grow up in protective environments.
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                                                                Sexual and Reproductive Health
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A Training Course for Service Providers
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A Learning Programme for Professionals
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Cards for Correct and Incorrect Components of Evidence-based Focused ANC  (including birth preparedness, complication readiness and recognition of danger signs)