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Immpact, University of Aberdeen, is organising a half day seminar to explore issues in maternal, newborn and child health in Bangladesh, Malawi and India. Meet three internationally recognised experts and hear about the challenges they face and how these challenges are being addressed globally and at home.
Immpact, University of Aberdeen, is organising a half day seminar to explore issues in maternal, newborn and child health in Bangladesh, Malawi and India. A rare opportunity to meet three internationally recognised experts and to hear about the challenges they face and how these are being addressed globally and in their own countries.
Programme:
12.30 Tea, Coffee and Networking
12.45 Welcome and Introductions
Guest speakers:
12.50 Dr Kaosar Afsana, Director of Health, Nutrition and Population in Bangladesh and Professor in James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University.
13.05 Ann Phoya: Retired Head of Planning and Director of Nursing at the Ministry of Health & co-lead on a Scottish Government Project to develop a sustainable model for community midwifery services in Malawi.
13.20 Professor Dileep Mavalankar: Director of the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, international consultant to WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank and a member of numerous scientific committees.
13.35 Q&A session
Please note: this seminar will also be given in Edinburgh on 14th May and will be livestreamed via the world wide web. If you are interested in tuning in online on the day, simply click on: http://qmu.adobeconnect.com/r89717973/. There will be an option to sign in as guest. The virtual room will be open from 13:00 (UK time). For any access questions, please contact Isa Uny at: iuny@qmu.ac.uk
- Speaker
- Three internationally recognised experts in global health
- Hosted by
- Immpact
- Venue
- Med-Chi Hall, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill