Access to Global Healthcare - Lunch and Learn Series, USC Marshall School of Business

April 26th, 2012, 12:30-1:50pm
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, CA

VSI Board Member and former President/CEO Melodie Holden will be presenting at the USC Marshall School of Business for a "Lunch and Learn" lecture series answering the question, "Can business models save the world?" Melodie will discuss VSI's approach and model as well as her own unique educational and professional history that led her to the establishment of VSI.

For more information, visit the event website.

AGOTA Scientific Conference                                                                                             
Maternal and Reproductive Health in Tanzania at 50 Years: Where are we?

April 22-24th, 2012
Courtyard Protea Hotel
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

VSI is a co-sponsor of this event bringing together members of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Tanzania as well as program partners. Alice Cartwright, VSI's Program Manager, Research, will be presenting preliminary results of VSI's Availability Program.

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Ghana Stakeholders' Meeting

Distribution of Misoprostol at Antenatal Care Visits for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Monday, March 19th, 2012
Miklin Hotel
Accra, Ghana

VSI, in collaboration with Ghana Health Service, will be sharing the final results of a pilot project in four districts of Ghana.

Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society 36th Annual Scientific Conference

February 15-17, 2012
Safari Park Hotel
Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Zahida Qureshi will be presenting the results of a collaborative project of VSI, the Organization for Health Education and Research Services and Kenya's Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation aimed at increasing access to information and use of misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage prevention by community midwives in Emuhaya District. 

ABC News 20/20 Maternal Health Special

Friday, December 16th, 10:00pm (EST & PST) / 9:00pm (CST)

ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer hosted a special on 20/20 about maternal health around the world, "Making Life: A Risky Proposition," featuring misoprostol as a key solution for reducing deaths due to postpartum hemorrhage.

American Public Health Association's (APHA) 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition

October 29th - November 2nd, 2011

Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC 20001

Martine Holston, VSI's Director of Research and Implementation, will present “Benefits of introducing medical methods for abortion related services: The case of Tigray, Ethiopia" during Session 3441.0, Reproductive Health & Family Planning, Monday, October 31, 2011 at 4:30 PM.

For more information, visit the meeting website.

2011 International Family Planning Conference

November 29th - December 2nd, 2011

Hotel Fleur de Lys
Route de la Pointe des Almadies
Dakar, Senegal

In addition to VSI's attendance at the PAC Consortium Bi-annual Meeting, VSI Medical and Programs Director Dr.

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Bay Area International Group

Thursday, September 29th, 12-1pm (PST)

17 University Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Berkeley, California

Dr. Abdul Quaiyum from the Center for Reproductive Health at ICDDR,B, will present the findings and policy developments generated from a collaborative study with the UC Berkeley Bixby Center and VSI: "Maternal Mortality in Bangladesh: The Use of Misoprostol for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage"

East, Central and Southern African Association of Obstetrical and Gynecological Societies (ECSAOGS) 9th International Scientific Conference, and AMOG 3rd National Conference

October 5th – 7th, 2011

VIP Hotel
Maputo, Mozambique
Sponsored in part by VSI

Dr. Cassimo Bique, Senior Technical Advisor, VSI-Mozambique, will present: "Community-based Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage with Misoprostol in Mozambique"

Dr. Emmanuel Rwamushaija, Technical Director, VSI-Tanzania, will present: "A country rollout of Misoprostol for two life saving indications: the experience of Tanzania"

CORE Group Fall Meeting - "Windows of Opportunity for Health and Well-Being"

October 13th – 14th, 2011

FHI 360
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Alisha Graves, Senior Programs Manager, will speak on the Postpartum Hemorrhage and Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia panel.

Rwanda

Launch of Misoprostol for Safe Motherhood

Tuesday, July 26, 8am-4:30pm

Serena Hotel
Kigali, Rwanda

Kenya

Misoprostol Use in Postabortion Care Service Delivery Toolkit Dissemination Meeting

Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 8am-3pm

Sunrise Hotel
Mombasa, Kenya
Co-sponsored by Ipas

Designed for use at the local and national levels and in a range of health facilities, this new toolkit offers resources for clinicians, facility managers and program managers to implement the use of misoprostol for postabortion care.

Download the toolkit here.
Or order print copies at www.ipas.org/publications.

"Misoprostol Use in Postabortion Care: A Service Delivery Toolkit" Webinars

Designed for use at the local and national levels and in a range of health facilities, this new toolkit offers resources for clinicians, facility managers and program managers to implement the use of misoprostol for postabortion care.

To learn more, join us for one of our upcoming webinars:

Wednesday, June 15th, 9:00am - 10:00am (EDT) 
or
Tuesday, June 21st, 2:00pm - 3:00 pm (EDT)

To log in to the webinar, go to www.ipas.org/mpacwebinar 20 minutes prior to the session start time and enter your full name and organization in the name field.

Please click the link at least 15 minutes early so that if you need any of the required software it will have time to download. This webinar will be held in an Elluminate Live Room. Elluminate uses Java and it will be downloaded automatically.

Once you have entered the webinar, check your audio. If you have a headset, it is best to use it, even if your computer has a microphone and speakers. To test your audio click "Tools- Audio- Audio Setup Wizard" and follow the steps.

Download the toolkit here.
Or order print copies at www.ipas.org/publications.

Please contact misoforpac@ipas.org with questions about the webinars.

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Dissemination Meeting

Hotel Cardoso
Maputo, Mozambique

Day One:
Community-based Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage with Misoprostol in Mozambique
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
8:30am-1:00pm

Day Two:
Expanding Access to Postabortion Care Services in Mozambique
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
8:30am-1:00pm

Dissemination Meeting

ICDDR,B, Sasakawa Auditorium
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Seminar on Scaling Up of Misoprostol for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Bangladesh
Thursday, June 2, 2011
9am