Women connect for health: Information & communication technologies (ICTs) in support of the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
21 SEPTEMBER 2010 | NEW YORK
Organizer: Advanced Development for Africa (ADA), in collaboration with Digital He@lth Initiative, mHealth Alliance, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, Roll Back Malaria, UN AIDS, UN Foundation, UN Office for Partnerships
Event dates: 21 September 2010
Venue: New York Waldorf Astoria Hotel
This official side-event to the 2010 MDG Summit, drawing together the major players from government, business and civil society, will highlight the role of mobile communications and the Internet as a catalyst and accelerator for achieving the health-related MDGs, over the next five years and beyond. The event will feature keynote presentations from First Ladies who have dedicated their efforts to accelerating the health MDGs particularly for women and girls through the use of technology and innovation.