Part of a series on ‘Delivering quality essential maternal, newborn and child health services during COVID-19’, co-hosted by the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and the QoC subgroup of the Child Health Task Force
Thursday 9 July, 2020 at 11 am GMT, 1 pm CEST, 2 pm EAT
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This webinar will discuss how countries have taken measures to ensure continuity of quality maternal health services at a time when COVID-19 mitigation measures are impacting access to essential health services. Speakers will present how health professionals have changed the way they provide quality care around the time of childbirth – especially when it comes to referrals and maternal complications.
An obstetrician-gynecologist from Uganda will share how a project in Kampala has adapted its implementation model to encourage women to seek care during the pandemic. An expert from the Ghana Health Service/ Ministry of Health will also present an example from Ghana.
The presentations will be followed by an ‘Ask the experts’ session.
Speakers:
- Dr. Loveday Penn-Kekana, Assistant Professor of Maternal Health and Health Systems at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and CIRCLE/USAID Technical Lead
- Dr. Yvonne Kidza Mugerwa, obstetrician-gynecologist, Project Director, Kampala Slum Maternal and Newborn Health Project (MaNe project), Uganda
- A representative from the Ghana Health Service/ Ministry of Health of Ghana
Facilitators:
- Dr. Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Senior Adviser for Maternal and Newborn Health, UNICEF
- Dr. Blerta Maliqi, Technical Officer, Department for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization.
This is the third webinar in a series on ‘Delivering quality essential maternal, newborn and child health services during COVID-19’. Quality of care experts will share global guidance and country experiences around quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health in the context of COVID-19.
The series is co-hosted by the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and the QoC subgroup of the Child Health Task Force, with the support of UNICEF and the World Health Organization.
See the whole series and register: http://www.qualityofcarenetwork.org/webinar-series2
