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APRIL

20&21

8 am-12 pm EDT
12 pm-4 pm GMT

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1. How to enter the event
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 2. Familiarize yourself with the schedule
Click here to view the full Forum schedule, including dates and times. 
 
To find out more information about a specific session, click the title of the session you would like to attend to view the session description, panelist photos, and panelist biographies. 
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Important: Have a question? Need help accessing the virtual event? Visit the Forum FAQ page and familiarize yourself with the Forum help desk for answers to common questions about event access, system requirements, and technical assistance contacts.
Click here to view session pages for live viewing on April 20 & 21.

WELCOME

8:00 AM EDT
 
KEYNOTE
8:10 AM EDT
 
OPENING PLENARY
Road to 2030: New Challenges and New Opportunities to Accelerate Progress for Maternal and Newborn Health
8:30 AM EDT 

PLENARY 
Divergent Roads to Progress—A Country by Country Examination of the Challenges Overcome and the Factors That Led to Success
9:10 AM EDT

CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS 

Antenatal Corticosteroids for Improving Preterm Newborn Survival in Low-Resource Countries: State of the Evidence and Contextual Learning from Country Experiences

Strengthening Measurement to Inform Action: Improving Experience of Care and Reducing Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth and of Newborns

Learning from Implementation: National Forums on Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
10:15 AM EDT
 
DAY ONE WRAP UP
11:15 AM EDT

NETWORKING SESSIONS
11:20 AM EDT
Click here to view session pages for live viewing on April 20 & 21.

NETWORKING SESSIONS
7:00 AM EDT

WELCOME

8:00 AM EDT
 
OPENING PLENARY
Resiliency in the Face of the Pandemic: Government Responses to Maintaining and Adapting MNH Services during COVID-19—Insights to Mitigate Future Disruptions
8:05 AM EDT
 
CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Establishing Inpatient Care: Lessons Learned to Inform Quality of Care for Small and Sick Newborns

Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response Implementation at Country Level: A Critical Element for Improving Quality of Care

Stillbirth: Data and Parent Voices to End Preventable Deaths
9:15 AM EDT
 
CLOSING PLENARY 
The Road Ahead: Collective Action to Accelerate Progress—Improving MNH Outcomes While Providing People-Centered Care
10:10 AM EDT
 
CLOSING REMARKS
10:45 AM EDT

NETWORKING SESSIONS
11:10 AM EDT
We have added several exciting networking opportunities on each day of the Forum as part of our official agenda. Please visit the Forum agenda page for more information on each session! Click on the titles below to view session pages.

Day 1 | April 20
11:20 am-12:20 pm EDT


Building Organizational Capacity to Achieve MNH Goals
USAIDs MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership 

Meet the Panelists: Antenatal Corticosteroids for Improving Preterm Newborn Survival in Low-Resource Countries: State of the Evidence and Contextual Learning from Country Experiences
 
Meet the Panelists: Learning from Implementation: National Forums on Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Day 2 | April 21
7:00 am-8:00 am  EDT

 
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