Posts Tagged ‘maternal and child health’
E2A:How Do We Break the Plateau We See in Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission?
Organized by The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation E2A:How Do We Break the Plateau We See in Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission? April 27, 2021 RSVP With optimal access to antiretroviral formulations, a pregnant HIV-positive woman has a very minimal risk of transmitting HIV to her infant through pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. HIV infection rates remain high…
Read MoreRenewing Our Focus on Women and Girls
By Mariana Becerra and Amanda Van Duym, co-chairs of Global Health Council’s MNCH Roundtable Women stand at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, working as health care workers, caregivers, researchers, advocates and as some of the most exemplary national leaders in combating the pandemic. However, one year into the pandemic and in the midst of Women’s…
Read MoreAlignMNH: Collective Action for Maternal Newborn Health
Organized by AlignMNH AlignMNH: Collective Action for Maternal Newborn Health November 18, 2020 RSVP We are pleased to invite you to join us on Wednesday, November 18, from 8 to 10 a.m. EST / 3 to 5 p.m. CAT, for the launch of AlignMNH: Collective Action for Maternal Newborn Health. With only 10 years left to…
Read MoreProtecting the Future of Mothers and Children: Investing in Nutrition-Smart Safety Nets
Organized by Bread for the World Protecting the Future of Mothers and Children: Investing in Nutrition-Smart Safety Nets October 7, 2020 RSVP As part of its Better Nutrition-Better Tomorrow campaign, Bread for the World Institute will host a panel discussion on how Nutrition-Smart Safety Nets can help protect mothers and children against malnutrition in times…
Read MoreContinuity of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Care in the Time of COVID-19: Webinar 3
Organized by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership Continuity of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Care in the Time of COVID-19: Webinar 3 October 7, 2020 RSVP Please join the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership for its final webinar of the three-part knowledge exchange webinar…
Read MoreLaunch of the Framework on Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development
Organized by UNICEF, Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), World Bank Group, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, & the World Health Organization May 23 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CEST Ecole Hôtelière Genève (Near Vieux Bois Restaurant) Geneva, Switzerland RSVP by May 16 The Nurturing Care Framework has been developed through global…
Read MoreAddressing Critical Health System Barriers to Improve RMNCAH Services
Organized by the Woodrow Wilson Center and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) February 27 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center Washington, DC MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Read MoreWebinar: It's Time to Deliver: Including Pregnant and Lactating Women in Clinical Research
Organized by Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Treatment Action Group, and WHRC 2 PART WEBINAR: It’s Time to Deliver: Including Pregnant and Lactating Women in Clinical Research
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Statement on the Release of the Six-Month Review of Mexico City Policy
Washington, DC (February 8, 2018) — Today Global Health Council responds to the Department of State’s recently released 6-month review of the expansion of the Mexico City Policy (renamed to the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance). The State Department proposed the review to gauge the policy’s impact on U.S. global health programs. Specifically, this review…
Read MoreGHC NEWS FLASH: GLOBAL HEALTH ROUNDUP 7/10/2017
Join GHC at the Global Health Security Roundtable and Faith and Global Health Caucus GHC is relaunching its Global Health Security Roundtable, which will be meeting today, July 10, at 3 pm EDT in Washington, DC. Read more about the Roundtable and learn how to join the listserv. A small group of members is relaunching the Faith and Global Health Caucus.…
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