Mother and Child Health - before and past 2015
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Organizers
Medicus Mundi Italy Fabian Schumacher and Monica Franchi Medicus Mundi International Network Nick Lorenz and Thomas Schwarz Thanks to Giovanni Putoto, Doctors with Africa Cuamm
Contact MMI Thomas Schwarz, Executive Secretary Medicus Mundi In-ternational Network Murbacherstrasse 34, CH-4013 Basel Phone +41 (61) 383 18 11 (MON-WED) [email protected] www.medicusmundi.org
Registration
Conference and workshop can be attended individually and are open for everybody interested in the issue and able to follow inputs and discussion in English. We mainly welcome representatives of Italian organiza-tions working in the field of internazionale health, other partners of the MMI Network and its members as well as students and partecipants of the short Course on tropical diseases organized by Medicus Mundi Italy. Please register: [email protected] Please indicate if you intend to participate in both events or in the conference or workshop only. Registration is free CME/CFU credits 0,5
Mother and child health – before and
past 2015
Open Conference and Workshop
Santa Giulia, Via Piamarta 4, Brescia Friday, 28 October 2011
Conference and workshop can be attended individually and are open for everybody interested in the issue and able to follow inputs and discussions in English.
Medicus Mundi Italia
Via Martinengo da Barco 6\a—25121 Brescia—Italy Tel. +39 030 3752517 - Fax + 39 030 43266
www.medicusmundi.it
[email protected] [email protected]
Medicus Mundi International Network Murbacherstrasse 34, CH-4013 Basel
Phone +41 (61) 383 18 11 (MON-WED)
www.medicusmundi.org [email protected]
In 2011 the Medicus Mundi International Network has 15 members, based in 8 countries (Benin, Germany, Italy, Kenya, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland), two members (ACHAP and EPN) being international networks themselves.
Part 1 Conference, 9.30-12.30 h
(Re-)setting the scene: Mother and Child Health before and after 2015
The morning session will provide a series of keynote in-puts on the future of mother and child health after the "hype" around the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5: Will, after 2015, mother and child health still remain high on the international agenda? How to integrate mo-ther and child health into the overall strategy of health systems strengthening? Sergio Pecorelli, University of Brescia Introduction Francesco Castelli, Medicus Mundi Italy Mother and child health depends on strong health systems Fabio Uxa, World Health Organization Strategies to reduce neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa Giovanni Putoto, Doctors with Africa Cuamm Equity and social protection of mothers and children: key steps towards universal coverage Stefan Germann, World Vision / Partnership for Mater-nal, Newborn and Child Health PMNCH Advocacy for maternal, newborn and child health: the role and agenda of civil society Carlo Giaquinto, Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS HIV and mother and child health: Keep the issue high on the agenda!
12.30-13.30 h Break - Lunch Buffet
Part 2 Workshop, 13.30-16.00 h Mother and Child Health:
market place for stories and plans
The afternoon session will provide a market place—or call it a “share-fair” for MMI network members and other workshop participants interested in sharing know-how and joining forces related to concrete programs and pro-jects. Cecilia Capello, Enfants du Monde / Medicus Mundi Switzerland Birth and emergency preparedness to increase maternal and newborn health services utilization Christina de Vries, Cordaid Addressing the availability of community midwives in re-mote areas. Towards a Community of Change Fausta Prandini, CeTAmb, University of Brescia Clean water and hygienic waste disposal, what engineer-ing can add to improve MCH Berlinda Ng’ang’a, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network EPN Availability and pricing of key children’s medicines—a key issue for EPN Christine Häfele-Abah, action medeor Action pla for paediatric ARV Fabio Massimo Abenavoli, Smile Train Italy Transferring complex and serious cases to specialized Ital-ian hospitals for surgery
Online information, links and updates Event website: http://bit.ly/mmi-brescia MMI thematic guide: http://bit.ly/mchguide
Conference Moderators
Giampiero Carosi, University of Brescia (podium—morning) Nick Lorenz, MM International Network (keynotes - morning)
Fabian Schumacher, MM Italy (afternoon) Giovanni Putoto, Doctors with Africa CUAMM (afternoon)