Addressing Severe Childhood NCDs in the Poorest Billion: Experiences from PEN-Plus

This March 25 webinar is hosted by the International Pediatric Association (IPA), featuring UNICEF and the NCDI Poverty Network. The webinar will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. UTC (10 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT) on March 25. Register here: bit.ly/mar25-webinar

IPA Executive Director Aman Pulungan will give the introduction, and speakers will include: Dr. Neil Gupta, senior director of policy for the NCDI Poverty Network; Dr. Isaac Ssinabulya, co-chair, Uganda NCDI Lancet Commission; Dr. Edna Majaliwa, pediatric endocrinologist at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania; Dr. Usman Sanni of Sierra Leone; and Raoul Bermejo III, health specialist at UNICEF.

The speakers will discuss experiences from supporting and implementing the PEN-Plus model of integrated care for severe, chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) for children and young adults in lower-income countries. The webinar will be conducted in English, with closed-caption translation available via Zoom.