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Monday, June 7, 11:00–12:30, Session 108, Room 152A
A Common Goal: Building Shared Responsibility for
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Explore the cultural factors that affect perceptions of sexual and reproductive health
and rights and the shared responsibilities among men, women, and young people.
• Margaret Greene, PhD, Consultant, EngenderHealth
Monday, June 7, 3:15–4:15, Session 130, Room 144A/B
Family Planning: Delivering the Impact of the Third Pillar of Maternal Health
Hear evidence from around the world supporting reduced maternal mortality
through various family planning initiatives, including the effective use of midwives
for maternity care and contraceptives in the postpartum period.
• Ann Blanc, PhD, Director, Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth
Monday, June 7, 6:45–8:45, Salon C East
Living Proof Project Short Film Series Premiere
presented by Save the Children and the Maternal Health Task Force
Tuesday, June 8, 12:30–1:30, Room 305
International Obstetric Fistula Working Group Partners Meeting
Tuesday, June 8, 1:30–3:00, Session 227, Room 156
Taking Innovation to Scale: Increasing Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) across the Globe
Organizations with extensive experience in scaling up LARC service delivery share
their insights on innovative approaches for increasing access to LARC methods
and discuss effective strategies for generating informed demand and ensuring
quality supply.
• Roy Jacobstein, Clinical Director, RESPOND Project at EngenderHealth
Wednesday, June 9, 11:00–12:30, Session 300, Room 144A/B
Innovations in Fistula Prevention, Treatment, and Reintegration
Learn about the latest indicators to monitor progress and novel fistula programming approaches, including national coordination efforts in Niger and safe motherhood legislation in Nigeria.
• Karen J. Beattie (moderator), Project Director,
Fistula Care at EngenderHealth
• Josephine Elechi, First Lady, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
• Dr. Sunday Adeoye, Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Fistula Surgeon,
Southeast VVF Center, Nigeria (a Fistula Care Partner)
• Mariama Moussa, Fistula Eradication Network, Niger
(a Fistula Care Partner)
• Dr. Cindy Berg and Dr. Florina Serbanescu,
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Dr. Suzy Elneil, Consultant Urogynecologist,
FIGO and Partners Fistula Group
Monday, June 7, 1:45–2:00, L Street North Lobby Area
Global Voices for Maternal Health: Sharing Knowledge, Saving Lives
Look for Maternal Health Task Force Director Ann Blanc and researchers from
Oxford University, who will launch a ground-breaking new project that will give
more than 10,000 midwives, nurses and doctors around the world a direct voice
about the problems they face in delivering lifesaving maternal health care.
Monday, June 7, 3:25–3:40, L Street North Lobby Area
MDGFive.com
Listen to Lisa Russell and Maya Azucena discuss MDGFive.com, a new media
initiative uniting artists and activists to improve maternal health.