Purpose
to test the feasibility of using the varicose vein treatment polidocanol to permanently close fallopian tubes, offering a low-cost, nonsurgical sterilization method for administration by minimally trained healthcare workers in the developing world
Grantee
Division
Global Health
Date
NOVEMBER 2010
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
18
Grantee location
Portland, Oregon, United States
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