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1 in 10 women will die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth in the developing world. This can be changed saved with better healthcare and medicines. Following consultation with the WHO and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the need for portable packs of obstetric medicines has been identified to tackle complications in pregnancy and childbirth. The new packs have been specifically designed for use in conflict and humanitarian situations and to support the training of healthcare professionals specialising in maternal care. IHP requires core funding of £225,000 over three years to set up, manage and enable the programme to be self sustaining. The funding will lever donated medicines with a value of at least ten times the costs and provide over 275,000 treatments in the first three years, saving thousands of lives.
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o One in five children in the Developing World will not reach their 5th birthday and one in ten women in the Developing World will die over their life time as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. In war, post war and famine torn areas the statistics are even more shocking. o The supply chain for essential medicines in the Developing World is very poor, especially in crisis, post conflict and humanitarian situations. o With improved nutrition, trained birth attendants and the simplest essential medicines these women can be given the chance of life and safely deliver healthy children. Having these bare essentials reduces the mortality rate by a factor of ten (if not fifty or more). IHP has been working with the WHO, UNICEF and the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) for almost 12 months on developing a portable dispensary of the essential drugs specifically required or use in hospitals and clinics specialising in maternal and infant care (Maternal and Infant Care Packs). Despite maternal and infant mortality being one of the highest priority Millennium Development Goals there is still the need to develop and deliver a portable pack of all the essential medicines to save the lives of mothers and their children. Presently specialist healthcare worker training in maternal and infant care is being prejudiced by the inconsistent supply of the required specialist drugs. The consultation has identified the specific need for portable packs of maternal and childhood medicines in three situations: conflict and disaster situations; supporting the smaller medical charities that often operate in outlying rural areas; and provisioning maternal and child health clinics and rural hospitals that are centres for the training of healthcare professionals. Each £1 donated will lever over £10 of medicines delivered to those in need.