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PATH and Sinapi Biomedical, South Africa, developed the first low-cost, fully assembled uterine balloon tamponade device to help protect women from the leading cause of maternal death, post-partum hemorrhage. The Ellavi UBT is preassembled device used in multiple countries to manage postpartum hemorrhage.In 2020, Harvard University researcher, Elizabeth Pylant Bransford Maxwell, authored a study: "A Comparative Analysis of User Experience With Uterine Balloon Devices During Standardized Postpartum Hemorrhage Simulations" which showed the Ellavi UBT to be the "simplest, easiest, and fastest device to use overall."

Fact Sheet: Point-of-care tools for malaria care - Determining glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency to guide patient treatment for Plasmodium vivax

Fact Sheet: Developing new diagnostic tools to improve preeclampsia screening

This set of two user personas was developed to inform service delivery strategy and development of new preeclampsia diagnostic tools, including digital tools, and explore perceptions related to taskshifting to self-monitoring. These personas focus on community health nurses (CHNs) and midwives, who have complementary roles and challenges in providing antenatal care (ANC) to their communities in Ghana, such as lack of supplies and limited infrastructure. Specifically, CHNs and midwives are currently responsible for diagnosis of preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications. Preeclampsia can be life-threatening to both the mother and child if care is delayed or complications advance to eclampsia; however, the condition can be managed and prevented with adequate diagnosis and care.This human-centered design approach focuses user needs to inform product design and delivery strategies and was developed by PATH using a two-phased process. First, draft personas were created based on a usability study conducted by PATH and the Kintampo Health Research Centre in 2016. Observational and interview data were collected from midwives (n=8) and CHNs (n=10) from 11 different health facilities in the Kintampo North and South districts of the Brong-Ahafo Region. Results were validated and refined through secondary research and a follow-on study in 2020 that engaged additional midwives (n=15) and CHNs (n=5) from 19 facilities in the same two districts in focus group discussions and interviews.

PATH conducted a rapid landscape and qualitative analysis of menstrual cup products and cleaning instructions with a focus on determining their feasibility for women and adolescent girls in low-resource settings. The principal objective of the review was to identify existing evidence-based cleaning processes and products and key research gaps to inform evidence-based, practical menstrual cup cleaning recommendations and future research.We conducted a search of the literature related to menstrual cup products, cleaning products, and practices; organizations promoting or distributing menstrual cups; and the websites of manufacturers, consumer sales outlets, and menstrual health advocates.