Newborns and COVID-19

30 March 2021

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Register for this webinar for a deep dive into newly published findings on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on small and sick newborns care and to discuss actions needed to protect past gains made for newborns and use learnings during COVID-19 to date to improve health systems to deliver for newborns.

Introduction:

Dr Anshu Banerjee, Director for Maternal, Newborn and Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization

Part 1: News for newborns in the COVID- 19 era

  • Evidence and risks - Professor Joy Lawn, Director MARCH Centre, London School Of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Reality from around the world - Dr Suman Rao, Medical Officer, WHO HQ
Part 2: Now is the time to act for every newborn, everywhere
  • Macrotrends from data to guide journey of recovery- Dr Gagan Gupta, Health Specialist, Maternal and Newborn Health, UNICEF
  • - Government roles and large-scale innovation - Ministry of Health Malawi: Dr Queen Dube, Director Health Services Ministry of Health, Malawi
  • Health workforce challenges, adaptations and lessons: Dr. Shamina Sharmin, Health Specialist, Maternal and Newborn Health, UNICEF Bangladesh
Part 3: Q&A

Closing:

Dr Luwei Pearson, Deputy Health Director, UNICEF

The webinar is organized by the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and the Every Newborn Management

Team with the support of WHO and UNICEF.