Join us in Kuala Lumpur for these events:
- Speaker’s Corner (with Q&A session)
Tuesday, May 28th 11:30 -11:45am, Exhibit Hall
UCSF / WHO / ICES announce outcomes of the Cluster Randomized Trial of the NASG For Saving Mothers’ Lives at the Community Level
Speaker: Elizabeth Butrick, MSW, MPH, NASG Program Coordinator, UCSF
More information here on the Women Deliver website.
- Workshop/ WD Partner Event
Tuesday, May 28th 6:30 – 8:30pm, Room 403
Decreasing Maternal Mortality with the NASG in a Continuum of Care for PPH: A Policy and Implementation Workshop
Organized by UCSF, Pathfinder International, and PATH
PPH remains the leading killer of childbearing women. Join us for an interactive workshop for Ministers of Health, Maternal Health Directors, & Policy Makers on how to incorporate the lifesaving NASG into a comprehensive continuum of care for PPH. Learn how to make your system NASG ready. Explore best practices and lessons learned from global experts.
More information and RSVP to this free event here.
- NASG Press Conference
Thursday, May 30th, 2013, 2:30PM-3:15PM, Press Room 202
New Innovations in Preventing and Treating the Leading Cause of Maternal Death: Postpartum Hemorrhage
Organized by Pathfinder International, PATH, and UCSF
This press conference will highlight key results of global, collaborative efforts to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage, including Pathfinder’s Clinical and Community Action to Address PPH, a proven continuum of care approach that includes the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment. New results of the UCSF non-pneumatic anti-shock garment clinical trials and cost-effectiveness will be presented, as well as PATH’s recent successes in establishing high-quality, local, affordable manufacturing and distribution of the garment.
Speakers include:
– Kate Gilmore, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive
– Director (Programme) of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
– Purnima Mane, President, Pathfinder International
– Dr. Suellen Miller, Professor, UCSF, Safe Motherhood Program
– Amie Batson, Chief Strategy Officer, PATH
More information here.
See you in Kuala Lumpur!
