Maternal Health Events
Innovations From Development to Delivery: Working With the Private Sector to Improve Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition
March 22, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Kari Stoever, Senior Adviser, Global Advocacy, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Hugh Chang, Director for Special Initiatives, PATH; Laura McLaughlin, Environmental Engineer, Cascade Designs, Inc; Laura Birx, Senior Food Security and Nutrition Specialist, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Carrying Capacity: Should We Be Aiming to Survive or Flourish?
February 22, 2011 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
"In the eyes of many governments, population has, as we all know, been a rather uncomfortable topic for a number of years," said Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston, FRS, chair of the Institute for Science, Ethics, and Innovation at the University of Manchester and chair of the Royal Society's "People and the Planet" working group. Sulston and his co-panelists, Martha Campbell, president of Venture Strategies for Health and Development, and Professor Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue of Cornell University, encouraged active debate on a range of population dynamics and their connections to economic, environmental, and political futures.
Reality Check: Challenges and Innovations in Addressing Postpartum Hemorrhage
January 25, 2011 // 8:00am — 4:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Cathy Solter, Senior Fellow, Pathfinder International;Sudhir Maknikar, Pathfinder International India;Deborah Armbruster, Sr. Maternal and Newborn Health Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development;Suellen Miller, Director of Safe Motherhood Programs, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health; Farouk Jega, Pathfinder International Nigeria;Paul LaBarre, Technical Officer, PATH;Jennifer Blum, Senior Program Associate, Gynuity Health Projects;Ndola Prata, Medical Director, Venture Strategies Innovation;Shabnam Shahnaz, Pathfinder International Bangladesh
Maternal Undernutrition: Evidence, Links, and Solutions
December 15, 2010 // 8:30am — 10:30am
Global Health Initiative
Experts Doyin Oluwole and Amy Webb Girard address the linkages between poverty, undernutrition, and poor maternal health outcomes in the final meeting of the 2009-2010 Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health series.
Expanding Access to Essential Maternal Health Commodities
November 30, 2010 // 8:30am — 10:30am
Global Health Initiative
The ninth meeting of the 2009-2010 Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health series addresses the challenges and strategies for expanding access to maternal health commodities.
New Applications for Existing Technologies to Improve Maternal Health
October 27, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Josh Nesbit, Alain Labrique, and David Aylward discuss the role of Information and Communication Technologies in the prevention of maternal mortality.
Improving Monitoring, Transparency, and Accountability for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
September 08, 2010 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Panelists discuss strategies for improving maternal health evaluation methods while balancing the interests of donors and beneficiaries during the seventh meeting of the Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health series.
The Impact of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity on Economic Development
July 29, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
The sixth meeting of the Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Series addresses the economic impact of maternal mortality, and provides evidence of the need for increased investment in maternal health.
Improving Transportation and Referral for Maternal Health
May 20, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
As part of the Maternal Health Dialogue Series, experts discuss their experiences, and share lessons, challenges, and recommendations for improving transportation and referral for maternal health.
Family Planning in Fragile States: Overcoming Cultural and Financial Barriers
April 29, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
OB/GYNs from Nigeria, Pakistan, and Chad offer strategies to overcome the significant cultural and financial barriers facing family planning in fragile states.