This is the current list of sessions that CHAI is participating in at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC) in Cape Town, South Africa from May 8-11, 2023.
*Please note that this page is continuously being updated as participants and sessions are confirmed. Presentation links will be updated when recordings are available, so check back regularly.
Monday, May 8
Satellite Session: Dialogues on Climate Change and Maternal and Newborn Health: From Evidence to Action
- Time: 1:30pm SAST / 11:30am GMT
- Partners: WHO, UNFPA, USAID, GIZ, LSHTM and White Ribbon Alliance
- Session co-organized by WHO and UNFPA, with CHAI, USAID, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and White Ribbon Alliance (WRA)
Tuesday, May 9
Oral Abstract: Leveraging Community and Peer Support During Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period
- Time: 11:00am SAST / 9:00am GMT
- Topic: Enabling Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) as Community-Level First Responders to Advance Maternal and Neonatal Survival in Northern Nigeria
- Speakers: Alana Garvin, Farahat Bello, Funlola Osinupebi, Badiya Magaji, Desmond Ogunbor, Remilekun Peregrino, Owens Wiwa, Olufunke Fasawe
Oral Abstract: Financing for Maternal and Newborn Health
- Time: 11:00am SAST/ 9:00am GMT
- Topic: Remodeling the Government Resource Allocation to Address Inequities in Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (SRMNCAH&N) in Zambia
- Speakers: Namakando Mukelabai, Hilda Shakwelele, Olatubosun Akinola, Rabson Zimba, Samson Lungu
Oral Abstract: Improving Referral, Transportation and Triage
- Time: 1:15pm SAST / 11:15am GMT
- Topic: Strengthening a Referral System through a Community-Owned Maternal and Newborn Transport Model Using Motorbike Ambulances in Luwingu, Lupososhi, and Lunte Districts, Northern Province, Zambia
- Partners: ELMA, Zambia MOH
- Speakers: Caren Chizuni, Aniset Kamanga, Timothy Silweya, Angel Mwiche, Morrison Zulu, Oluwaseun Aladesanmi, Andrew Storey, Hilda Shakwelele, Margaret Prust
Wednesday, May 10
Oral Abstract Poster Session #2
- Time: 9:10am SAST / 7:10am GMT
- Topic: Implementing Effective Quality Improvement Plans at Health Facilities to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Services in South Africa: Identifying Key Components for Replication in Resource-Constrained Settings
- Partners: ELMA, NDOH South Africa
- Speakers: Willem Odendaal, Xanthe Hunt, Yages Singh, Azukile Nzuzo, Joyce Makgatho, Themba Chauke, Yogan Pillay, Manala Makuwa, Lutfiyya Khan, Shuaib Kauchali, Ameena Goga
Oral Abstract: Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Understanding the Drivers, Optimizing the Tools
- Time: 11:50am SAST / 9:50am GMT
- Topic: Barriers Limiting Access to Caffeine for Preterm Infants with Apnea of Prematurity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): Findings from a Landscaping Conducted in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and India
- Partners: BMGF, USAID, MOH in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and India
- Speakers: Oluwaseun Aladesanmi, Andrew Storey, Ryan Fu, Zelalem Demeke, Isa Adamu, Betty Wariari, Mansharan Seth, Unathi Beku, Hema Magge, Amanda Cafaro
Thursday, May 11
Oral Abstract: Innovative Approaches for Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
- Time: 9:10am SAST / 7:10am GMT
- Topic 1: Introduction of Heat-Stable Carbetocin (HSC) for Improving the Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor in Nigeria: Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano as a Case Study
- Partners: Smiles for Mothers Project, Kano State MOH, Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano,
- Speakers: Hadiza Abubakar Saleh,Paulette Ibeka, Olufunke Fasawe, Uchenna Igbokwe, Olatunde Amode, Damilola Oyedele, Omaye Negedu
- Topic 2: Process Evaluation of Introducing Non-pneumatic Anti-shock Garment (NASG) in Northern Province of Zambia
- Partners: ELMA, Zambia MOH
- Speakers: Oluwaseun Aladesanmi, Aniset Kamanga, Naomi Medina-Jaudes, Morrison Zulu, Caren Chizuni, Hilda Shakwelele, Angel Mwiche, Andy Carmone, Margaret Prust
Thematic Session: Networks of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health: Operational Pathway for Implementation
- Time: 10:45am SAST / 8:45am GMT
- Speakers: Allisyn Moran, Katherine Kalaris, Morrison Zulu, Dennis Matheka Mulwa, Surya Bhatta, Andrew Storey
Oral Abstract: Innovations to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health MNH Data For Decision Making
- Time: 11:50am SAST / 9:50am GMT
- Topic: Leveraging Geospatial Intelligence/Evidence to Inform Maternal and Newborn Health Care (MNHC) Infrastructure Investment.
- Partners: Sida, Zambia MOH
- Speakers: Emmanuel Katyoka, Rabson Zimba, Olatubosun Akinola, Jason Wamulume
- Time: 1:55pm SAST / 11:55am GMT
- Topic: Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality within Networks of Care in Northern Province, Zambia
- Partners: ELMA, Zambia MOH
- Speakers: Morrison Zulu, Andrew Storey, Angel Mwiche
Oral Abstract: Attention to Gender in Maternal and Newborn Health Programming
- Time: 1:55pm SAST / 11:55am GMT
- Topic: Understanding the Influence of Traditional, Socio-cultural Gender Norms and Practices on the Uptake of Maternal Health Services Provided to Women and Young Girls in Zambia’s Eastern and Southern Provinces
- Partners: Sida, Zambia MOH
- Speakers: Miyanda Maila, Olatubosun Akinola, Rabson Zimba, Cindy Chirwa, Mpala Nkonkamalimba, Masauso Chirwa
