WARDC urges FG, states to subsidise tranexamic acid to curb maternal deaths

 


The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has called on the Federal and State Governments to subsidise and include tranexamic acid (TXA) in standard delivery kits across public health facilities, while ensuring its consistent availability at all levels of care.

The call was made by WARDC Director, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, at the closing ceremony of Project TRANSFORM, a 12-month community-based intervention aimed at reducing maternal mortality in Nigeria through improved awareness, access and advocacy for tranexamic acid.

The project was implemented with technical and research support from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

Dr Akiyode-Afolabi explained that Project TRANSFORM was designed to address postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), one of the leading causes of maternal deaths in Nigeria, which accounts for nearly 25 per cent of maternal mortality nationwide.

She urged health authorities to fully integrate tranexamic acid into maternal health protocols, emergency obstetric guidelines and training curricula for healthcare workers, stressing that timely access to the drug could save thousands of lives.

According to her, delayed response to obstetric emergencies, weak health systems and limited access to essential medicines continue to claim the lives of many Nigerian women during childbirth.

She noted that the project targeted women of reproductive age, families, community influencers and decision-makers, deliberately taking conversations about maternal survival beyond health facilities into homes, communities and policy spaces.

Dr Akiyode-Afolabi added that the intervention contributed to increased awareness, stronger public discourse and improved community knowledge on preventable maternal deaths and evidence-based solutions, particularly the use of tranexamic acid in managing postpartum haemorrhage.

She called on policymakers to build on the gains of the project by prioritising sustainable funding, policy reforms and supply chain improvements to ensure that life-saving maternal health interventions are accessible to all women in Nigeria.

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