Past Edition: Barcelona28 JUNE - 3 JULY 2015
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16:00-16:30 PMWelcome Remarks
- Speakers: Clara Menéndez ISGlobal , Ana Langer Maternal Health Task Force/Women and Health Initiave at the Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health , Robert Armstrong Aga Khan University
- Facilitator: Antoni Plasencia
Clara Menéndez (ISGlobal), Ana Langer (Maternal Health Task Force) and Robert Armstrong (Aga Khan University) will wellcome all participants and offer the opening speeches.
10:30-11:55 AM - Auditorium ALecture: Success factors for reducing maternal and child mortality: Why some countries do better than others?
- Speaker: Joy Lawn MARCH Centre, London School Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Facilitator: Jean Luc Perpignan
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Reviews fundamental aspects of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Topics include burden and causes of neonatal deaths (from a clinical, social, health systems perspective), neonatal complications, neonatal deaths measurement and key elements of essential newborn care. Discusses progress in the reduction of neonatal mortality and morbidity: current strategies believed to be effective and/or review of previous strategies. Different types of interventions and approaches aimed at reducing neonatal morbidity and mortality within specific contexts.
16:30-18:30 P.M.Opening Panel
- Speakers: Joy Lawn MARCH Centre, London School Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , Marleen Temmerman World Health Organization , Graça Machel Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health , Abdul Ghaffar Alliance for Health Systems and Policy Research, World Health Organization
- Facilitator: Antoni Plasencia
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