Year: 2026

How the I’M WOMAN Trial recruited 30,000 pregnant women
May 20, 2026 News Ruth Hudson

Over 30,000 women across Tanzania, Nigeria and Pakistan have participated in the I’M WOMAN Trial in just over two years. This International Clinical Trials Day, we share how clinical trialists, researchers and the women who participated contributed to this milestone. The study has now expanded to include 40,000 participants, with a further 10,000 women expected

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Community approaches to improving maternal health
May 14, 2026 Uncategorized Ruth Hudson

We can look at maternal deaths when demanding better maternal healthcare for women. Frame the story where it resonates – would you accept a commuter van full of people crashing every day? That is the reality: a van full of women is dying every single day.” – Dorah Kiconco Musinguzi, Raising Voices, community advisor Preventing

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Women and Girls in Science Day: Amber Geer on the women behind the data in maternal health clinical trials
February 9, 2026 News Ruth Hudson

Dr Monica Arribas, Senior Trials Manager and Amber Geer meet women at a village hall outside of Ibadan, Nigeria. For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Clinical Trials Data Manager Amber Geer shares the impact of data science in maternal health, her research on the I’M WOMAN Trial  and seeing firsthand how the

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