All Africa Ob/Gyn Meeting

1st FIGO Africal Regional Conference of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2-5 October, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The audience included members of ob/gyn societies and other regional and international orgs from Francophone and Anglophone africa.

Two panels organized by FIGO

Panel 1: Misoprostol for the Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage: From Clinical Evidence to Operational Realities
Thursday 3 October from 14h00 to 15h30 in Hall C.
Moderator: Professor Hamid Rushwan, FIGO

• New International Guidelines on the Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage with Misoprostol: Prof William Stones, FIGO Safe Motherhood Committee
• Use of Misoprostol for PPH Prevention at the Community Level: An Overview of a Study in Senegal Comparing Misoprostol with Oxytocin in Uniject™ : Ms. Ayisha Diop, Gynuity Health Projects
• Self-Administration of Misoprostol for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Experiences with the MamaMiso study in Uganda: Dr. Sam Ononge, Uganda
• Sublingual Misoprostol for the Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current Evidence and Programmatic Implications: Dr. Nevine Hassanein, Egypt

Panel 2: Misoprostol for Medical Abortion and PAC: Simple, Safe, and Effective Thursday 3 October from 16h00 to 17h30 in Hall C. Translation – French to English Moderator: Dr. Solomon Kumbi, Ethiopia

• Misoprostol for Post Abortion Care (PAC) in Libreville, Gabon: Dr. Sosthène Mayi, Gabon
• Misoprsotol as First-line Treatment in PAC in Atfeeh District: The Way Forward for Task-shifting to Lower-level Providers : Dr. Nagwa Boshra, MOHP Egypt
• First Trimester Abortion: Over 14 years of Medical Abortion Experience in Tunisia Using Mifepristone and Misoprostol: Dr. Selma Hajri, Tunisia
• Improving Abortion Care: The Advantage of Adding Mifepristone to Misoprostol in Second Trimester Abortion 14-21 Weeks: Ms. Laura Frye, Gynuity Health Projects