On International Women’s Day 2022, March 8, 2022, the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO Geneva and the Network for Improving the Quality of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health are hosting a webinar to share Sierra Leone’s experience in addressing preventable maternal and perinatal deaths during pregnancy and childbirth by implementing the MPDSR system.
Speakers will share their experiences, and actions taken in order to have a functioning MPDSR system also serving as a monitoring tool to lower inequalities. A panel comprised of representatives from Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone will discuss the challenges faced, solutions sought and future opportunities for MPDSR to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
Agenda
- Introduction: Ms Francesca Palestra, Technical Officer, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO Geneva
- Part 1: Sierra Leone’s experience in implementing the MPDSR system:
Dr Francis Moses, Programme Manager, Reproductive Health and Family Planning Programme, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone - Part 2: Panel Discussion:
- Matron Margaret Mannah, Programme Manager, National Quality Management Programme, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone
- Dr Mohamed Vandi, Director Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone
- Questions & Answers
- Closing remarks: Ms Francesca Palestra, WHO Geneva