Date: Monday, 7 April 2025
Time: 07:30–08:45 EDT | 11:30–12:45 GMT | 13:30–14:45 CEST | 17:00–18:15 pm IST
Format: Hybrid event (in-person and livestream)
Overview
As countries around the world mark World Health Day on 7 April 2025, this high-level advocacy event will spotlight progress and challenges in maternal and newborn health, explore new data and its implications, and highlight opportunities to improve survival.
There will be a particular focus on country actions in order to protect the health of women and newborns, including the role of the Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE) initiative in driving country-level progress.
Join global health leaders, policy makers, advocates and frontline health-care providers to explore how we can ensure every woman and every newborn has the opportunity for a healthy beginning and a hopeful future.
Objectives
The event aims to:
- highlight global progress in maternal and newborn health and the work of countries leading acceleration efforts;
- showcase the value of partnerships in action and advocacy;
- advocate for increased funding and political commitment to improve healthcare for women and newborns; and
- promote gender equity and health rights for those most at risk.
Format
- opening remarks from UN leaders
- panel discussion featuring representatives from trailblazing governments, civil society, mums and midwives
- cross-discussion focusing on collaborative action for maternal and newborn health.
Speakers:
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
- Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF
- Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA
- Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo, WHO Representative in Malawi
- Queen Dube, Medical Officer, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, WHO headquarters
- Tasmin Bota, Founder and Executive Director, Preemie Connect (South Africa)
- Dr Bibek Kumar Lal, Director, Family Welfare Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal
- Dr Aparajita Gogoi, Executive Director, Centre for Catalyzing Change (India) and Co-Chair, White Ribbon Alliance Global
- Professor Caroline Homer, Director of the ARPAN Centre for Research Excellence at the Burnet Institute, on behalf of the Western Pacific Regional Office of ISA and the Australian Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence.
- Dr Angel Mwiche, Assistant Director Reproductive and Maternal Health, Ministry of Health, Zambia.
- Rachel Ndirangu, Regional Director (Africa), Advocacy and Public Policy, PATH
- Femi Oke, Moderator
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