It aims to mobilise a wide set of stakeholders across India, including policy makers, government agencies, development partners, academia, medical experts and civil society, in a collective push to end preventable maternal deaths
Ferring Pharmaceuticals and the Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) launched a new call to action, ‘For Every Mother in India’, at the Embassy of Switzerland in India. It aims to mobilise a wide set of stakeholders across India, including policy makers, government agencies, development partners, academia, medical experts and civil society, in a collective push to end preventable maternal deaths. It forms part of Ferring’s #ProjectFamily: Safe Birth commitment to protect the lives of 20 million women and their families globally by 2030 through sustainable access to room temperature stable (RTS) carbetocin – a treatment used to prevent excessive bleeding after childbirth, or Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH)-a leading cause of maternal deaths.
Speaking about the launch, Dr Olivier Fink, Minister, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, said, “Sustainable healthcare is a strategic objective of Switzerland’s Foreign Health Policy. My country is committed to sustainable national health systems and better healthcare worldwide. In this context, we are pleased to support in India the maternal health initiative of a Swiss company like Ferring.”
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg of Denmark, and Board Member of Ferring, said, “We believe everyone going through childbirth should have access to quality care and treatment to help them build their family. India is an incredible success story of safe birth, driven through effective multi-stakeholder cooperation – as showcased with the ‘For Every Mother in India’ coalition. I am confident that India can achieve the UN 2030 Maternal Mortality Ratio goals if we continue to collaborate and unite ‘For Every Mother in India’.”
Per Falk, President, Ferring Pharmaceuticals noted, “While 7 states in India have reduced their maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 births and 11 states have maternal mortality rates of less than 100 per 100,000 births, it is disheartening to see that every hour, 4 women die giving birth. At Ferring, we are working with partners to enable every state in India to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.1 and prevent these often avoidable deaths.”