Interprea - International Preeclampsia Alliance

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Interprea is the result of the work begun at the International Preeclampsia Summit, April 2004, in Seattle, Washington, USA. Funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, IPS brought together over thirty organizations, researchers and patient advocacy groups (including the World Health Organization, Program for Appropriate Technology in Healthcare (PATH), Save the Children, Family Care International, the National Institute of Health's Fogarty Institute, etc.) to discuss what we know about preeclampsia and what we can do to reduce maternal and infant deaths.

The result of IPS was an International Call to Action: the Seattle Mandate. The Seattle Mandate priority areas include:

• Improving patient and public education to increase awareness of the signs and symptoms;

• Ensuring the availability of simple diagnostics such as low-cost urine dipsticks and blood pressure measuring equipment;

• Providing access to drugs such as anti-hypertensives and magnesium sulfate;

• Developing guidelines for symptoms and management protocols, and training healthcare providers on the protocols;

• Promoting research on causative factors; and

• Encouraging continued commitment and cooperation among influential organizations.