This webinar is part of a series focused on Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR). It will include a presentation on the content of the new Knowledge Brief presenting MPDSR as a key intervention to support the delivery of quality care to strengthen national healthcare systems. The Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria will also present their experience in implementing the MPDSR system as part of the quality improvement process and on how integration has been created with the maternal and perinatal death review and response system at national and local level. This webinar is hosted by 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.
Agenda:
- Introduction: Ms Francesca Palestra, Technical Officer, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO Geneva
- Part 1: Nigeria’s experience in integrating MPDSR and QoC:
- Dr Samuel Oyeniyi, Head Safe Motherhood Branch, Head RMNCAEH+N Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Reproductive Health Division, Department of Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria
- Questions & Answers: Facilitated by
- Dr Nancy Kidula, Medical Officer, Reproductive and Women’s Health, WHO Regional Office for Africa/Multicountry Assistance Teams
- Dr Muna Abdullah, Health System Specialist, UNFPA Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
- Fatima Gohar, Maternal and Newborn Health Specialist, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
- Part 2: Introduction and launch of WHO’s Knowledge Brief on Implementation of MPDSR as a strategy to achieve Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health: Considerations for synergy and alignment:
- Dr Blerta Maliqi, Team Lead, Policy Strategy and Programmes, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, and Ageing, WHO Geneva
- Questions & Answers: Facilitated by Dr Nancy Kidula, Dr Muna Abdullah and Fatima Gohar
- Closing remarks: Ms Francesca Palestra, WHO Geneva