Innovation | Launch year | Cost (USD) | Effectiveness | Peak coverage | Notesa | ||||
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Home | Clinic | Hospital | Home | Clinic | Hospital | Notes | |||
New formulations of oxytocin | 2022 | $0.50 | 40% | 45% | 45% | 25% | 20% | 10% | 1) Coverage assumes that new formulations will expand the uterotonic drug market but not replace conventional oxytocin 2) Effectiveness is the same as conventional oxytocin 3) Cost is assumed to be similar to misoprostol |
Uterine balloon tamponade | 2015 | $5.0 | N/A | 85% | 85% | N/A | 50% | 75% | 1) Coverage assumes that new low-cost UBTs will be available for all women who fail uterotonic drugs in clinic and hospital settings 2) Effectiveness is the same as existing approved UBT medical devices 3) Cost is for the ESM UBT product |
Simple, safe device for assisted delivery | 2018 | $25 | N/A | 72% | 81% | N/A | 40% | N/A | 1) Coverage assumes that the Odon device will expand coverage of existing assisted vaginal delivery devices in clinic settings 2) Effectiveness is similar to existing assisted vaginal delivery devices 3) Cost is similar to other instrumented delivery options |
Chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care | 2015 | $0.36 | 23% reduction in neonatal mortality | N/A | N/A | 55% | N/A | N/A | 1) Coverage assumes that chlorhexidine is available to women who give birth in the home setting 2) Effectiveness is based on meta-analysis data in low resource countries 3) Cost is based on the UNICEF supply catalog price |
New treatments for severe diarrhea | 2018 | $.50 | Improves ORS coverage and adherence | N/A | N/A | 80% | N/A | N/A | 1) Will be used concurrently with ORS and increase coverage of ORS by 15 percentage points 2) Not effective at reducing mortality in isolation. The product will help expand access and improve adherence to ORS 3) Cost is based on ORS |
New tools for small-scale water treatment | 2015 | $70 | 84% | N/A | N/A | 25% | N/A | N/A | 1) Coverage estimates apply to the proportion of the population that receives water through community sources and are based on coverage of home water treatment solutions 2) Effectiveness based on data for the Safe Water System (reduction in diarrhea incidence) 3) Cost is based on similar products; product will serve 1000 people |
Portable pulse oximeters to measure oxygen | 2015 | $40 | N/A | 85% | 85% | N/A | 70% | 80% | 1) Coverage based on estimates for other durable medical equipment (e.g. blood pressure measurement) in low resource settings 2) Effectiveness reported is for detecting oxygen saturation 3) Cost based on similar medical devices |
Better respiratory rate monitors | 2015 | $50 | N/A | 80% | 80% | N/A | 50% | 60% | 1) Coverage based on other estimates for durable equipment (blood pressure measurement) in low resource settings 2) Effectiveness is based on publications evaluating respiratory rate counting and chest wall indrawing to diagnose pneumonia 3) Cost is based on similar medical devices |