Asia Regional Meeting on

Interventions for Impact in Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care

Detailed Agenda
3 May 2012
9:00 17:00

ALL DAY
Nutritional issues in maternal and newborn health: Calcium for prevention of pre-eclampsia, and iron for treatment/prevention of anemia

15:30 18:00

AFTERNOON
Orientation on programming the Helping Babies Breathe initiative for newborn resuscitation

19:00 20:00

EVENING OPENING CEREMONY

Technical presentation: Maternal mortality reduction in Bangladesh Welcome remarks: Government of Bangladesh, USAID and US Embassy/Dhaka

20:00

WELCOME DINNERHosted by Jhpiego

Day One: 4 May 2012 (Friday)

8:30

OPENING OF THE DAY IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERNAL HEALTH: THE CHANGING SITUATION OF MNH IN ASIA
Global progress in maternal mortality 19902011 Maternal mortality reduction in Afghanistan Maternal mortality reduction in Nepal Maternal mortality reduction in Cambodia MODERATORS: Richard Greene (USAID/Bangladesh) and TA Chowdhury (BIRDEM, Bangladesh) Dr. Monir Islam (WHO/SEARO) Dr. Sadia Fayeq Ayoubi (Ministry of Public Health) Dr. Naresh Pratap KC (Ministry of Health and Population) His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Yin Chhay Ly Dr. Bushra Alam (World Bank, Dhaka)

Determinants of maternal health in Asia

10:20

TEA/COFFEE

10:50

GLOBAL EVIDENCE AND GUIDANCE FOR PPH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

New WHO PPH guidelines WHO trial on active management of the third stage of labor

MODERATOR: Andr Lalonde (FIGO) Joo Paulo de Souza (WHO/Geneva) Justus Hofmeyr (University of the Witwatersrand and Eastern Cape Department of Health, South Africa) Rasha Dabash (Gynuity) Farhana Dewan (OGSB)

Evidence for use of misoprostol for prevention and treatment of PPH PPH prevention and management strategies at different levels of health system

12:30 13:45

LUNCH OVERCOMING BARRIERS AND MEASURING SUCCESS IMPLEMENTING PPH PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Maternal health indicators and use of a uterotonic in 3rd stage Experience with community level use of misoprostol in Asia Program implementation: Bangladesh experience Program implementation: Nepal experience MODERATORS: Khadijat Mojidi (USAID/BG) and Catharine Taylor (PATH) Steve Hodgin (MCHIP) Nuriye Hodoglugil (VSI) Abu Jamil Faisel (EngenderHealth) Naresh Pratap KC (MOHP Nepal)

15:05 15:35

TEA/COFFEE DRUGS AND COMMODITIES

Quality of oxytocin and ergometrine, India scoping exercise Quality of misoprostol Improving the quality of uterotonics Systems for improving drug management MODERATORS: Nahed Matta (USAID/W) and Laura Reichenbach (icddr,b) Cindy Stanton (Oxytocin Initiative) Peter Hall (Concept Foundation) Victor Pribluda (USP) Beth Yeager (SIAPS)

17:30

OPTIONAL EVENING SATELLITES

Story of Bangladesh maternal mortality reduction Kanta Jamil (USAID); Shams El Arifeen, Peter Kim Streatfield and Quamrun Nahar (icddr,b) Nitya Nand Deepak (Oxytocin Initiative) Cherrie Evans and Neeta Bhatnagar (Jhpiego) Esther Lwanga (USAID); Luke Mullany (JHU); and Naresh Pratap KC (MOHP Nepal) Deborah Armbruster (USAID); Wame Baravilala (UNFPA); Kim Dickson (UNICEF); Kristy Kade, Catharine Taylor and Rachel Wilson (PATH); and Sita Shankar Wunnava (PATH/India) Mary Ellen Stanton (USAID) and Charlotte Warren (TRAction Project) Alice Levisay (Oxytocin Initiative)

Uterotonic use in India Training on PPH prevention Bleeding After Birth Improving newborn survival: Role of chlorhexidine application to the umbilical stump Stakeholder consultation on policy recommendations for improved access to maternal health supplies

Respectful care at birth: Research and advocacy Introduction to uterotonic selection tool

Day 2: 5 May 2012 (Saturday)

8:30

OPENING OF THE DAY MIDWIFERY FOR REDUCTION OF MATERNAL AND NEWBORN MORTALITY
State of the Worlds Midwifery Report and midwifery in Asia Midwifery model in Afghanistan Special video in honor of International Day of the Midwife MODERATORS: Sue Bree (ICM) and Tim Evans (BRAC University) Geeta Lal (UNFPA) and Pashtoon Azfar (International Confederation of Midwives) Sabera Turkmani (Organization of Afghan Midwives) Introduced by Sheena Currie (MCHIP)

9:20

EVIDENCE FOR PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF PRE-ECLAMPSIA/ECLAMPSIA (PE/E)

New WHO guidelines on PE/E (2011) Use of calcium and vitamin D for prevention

MODERATORS: Geeta Lal (UNFPA) and Halida Ahkter (E2A) Joo Paulo de Souza (WHO) Justus Hofmeyr (University of the Witwatersrand and Eastern Cape Department of Health, South Africa) Barbara Rawlins (MCHIP) Harshad Sanghvi (Jhpiego)

Quality of care in PE/E: Review of data from six countries Screening and early detection of PE/E

10:40 11:00

TEA/COFFEE EVIDENCE FOR DECISIONS IN PE/E MANAGEMENT

Choice of anticonvulsants in management of PE/E Choice of antihypertensives in management of PE/E Induction of labor/delivery management in PE/E Management strategies at different levels of health systems MODERATORS: Leslie Mancuso (Jhpiego) and Kaosar Afsana (BRAC) Joo Paulo de Souza (WHO) Tabassum Firoz (Pre-EMPT) Narimah Awin (WHO/SEARO) Dwirani Amelia (Jhpiego/Indonesia)

12:30 13:15

LUNCH (Posters showing country program status displayed) PROGRAMS FOR PE/E
Prevention of PE/E including community level intervention in Bangladesh Program considerations for calcium supplementation Experience implementing PE/E management program in Nigeria Use of the Springfusor pump for MgSO4 administration MODERATORS: Deborah Armbruster (USAID/W) and Syed Abu Jafar (DGHS, MOH & FW) Latifa Shamsuddin (OGSB) Tahmeed Ahmed (icddr,b) Sharif Hossain (Population Council) Hillary Bracken (Gynuity)

14:30 15:00

TEA/COFFEE SKILLS SESSIONS

(Total 8 offerings, participant chooses 3) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Low-tech BP measurement/Urine testing for detection of pre-eclampsia Safe induction of labor and use of misoprostol for induction Enhancing use of MgSO4: A new teaching tool Additional technologies for management of PPH Providing essential newborn care How to use Kangaroo Mother Care MamaNatalie: A new anatomic model for teaching skills in obstetric emergencies Use of oxytocin in Uniject and MgSO4 dilution and dosing mobile phone application Harshad Sanghvi and Kusum Thapa (Jhpiego) Blami Dao and Fauzia Assad (Jhpiego) Jeffrey Smith (MCHIP) and Sabera Turkmani (OAM) Paul LaBarre (PATH) Goldy Mazia (MCHIP) Joseph de Graft-Johnson and Stella Abwao (MCHIP) Sheena Currie (MCHIP) and Ingrid Laerdal, Tor Inge Garvik, Ellen Nelissen and Ida Neuman (Laerdal) Steve Brooke (PATH) Richard Greene and Khadijat Mojidi

8.

17:00 17:00 17:30

LAUNCHING OF MNH BRAND AMBASSADORS

COUNTRY POSTER REVIEW SESSION:

Part 1: Status of PPH and PE/E Programs in Participating Countries

OPTIONAL EVENING SATELLITES

mHealth and the MAMA Initiative PPH, PE/E, PPFP and PSE toolkits Improving newborn resuscitation using HBB materials James BonTempo (Jhpiego) and Ananya Raihan (D.Net) Stephanie Suhowatsky and Sheena Currie (MCHIP) Sharmina Sultana (USAID/BG); Ishtiaq Mannan and Rubayet Sayed (MCHIP/BG); Shams El Arifeen (iccdr,b) Salahuddin Ahmed (JHU); Neeta Bhatnagar (MCHIP/India), Ravi Anand, (MCHIP/India), Kamlesh Lalchandani (MCHIP/India)

Integration of FP and MNHHealth approach

Improving newborn survival through structured home visits

Neena Khadka (Save the Children International); Rajiv Bahl (WHO); Imteaz Mannan (MaMoni); and Suzanne Stalls (ACNM) Sadaf Khan (Oxytocin Initiative) Alice Levisay (Oxytocin Initiative)

Landscape mapping of maternal and perinatal infections Introduction to uterotonic selection tool

DAY 3: 6 May 2012 (Sunday)

8:30

OPENING OF THE DAY BEYOND PPH AND PE/E: WHAT ELSE MUST WE DO TO SAVE MOTHERS LIVES?
Maternal sepsis Complications of unsafe abortion Integration of family planning and MNH programs Respectful care at birth Voices changing lives for mothers and newborns in Asia MODERATORS: Mary Ellen Stanton (USAID/W) and Kim Dickson (UNICEF) Linda Bartlett (JHU) Ellen Israel (Pathfinder) Salahuddin Ahmed (JHU) Md. Baharuddin (Budi Kemuliaan Hospital, Jakarta) Farhana Ahmed (White Ribbon Alliance/Bangladesh) MODERATOR: Lily Kak (USAID/W) Rajiv Bahl (WHO) Mohammod Shahidullah (BSMMU) Shyam Raj Upreti (MOHP Nepal) Dinh Thi Phuong Hoa (MOH Vietnam)

10:15 10:45

TEA/COFFEE INTERVENTIONS FOR NEWBORN COMPLICATIONS

Newborn resuscitation and home visits for newborn survival Improving newborn resuscitation in Bangladesh Ensuring newborns with infections get prompt treatment: Nepal experience Scaling-up Kangaroo Mother Care in Vietnam

12:00

GROUP EXERCISE:
Interventions for prevention and management of maternal complications

12:30 13:15 13:45

LUNCH COUNTRY POSTER REVIEW SESSIONS

Part 2: Considerations for new areas of focus for country programs

IMPLEMENTING MNH PROGRAMS

Tracking the progress of PPH and PE/E programs: A multi-country survey Increasing utilization and managing MNH services in Pakistan MNH financing I: Equity fund Cambodia MNH financing II: JSY India

MODERATOR: Ubaidur Rob (Bangladesh) Jeffrey Smith (MCHIP) Akhtar Rashid (Govt. of Punjab, Pakistan) Koum Kanal (MOH Cambodia) Manisha Malhotra (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India) MODERATOR: John Borazzo (USAID/W) Amy Boldosser (FCI) Raj Karim (Women Deliver) Andr Lalonde (FIGO) Ana Langer (MHTF)

14:55 15:15

TEA/COFFEE ENVIRONMENT FOR MNH

Advocacy for advancing MNH Going beyond MDGs and 2015 The Role of health professional organizations for MNH: The FIGO perspective Eradicating preventable maternal deaths through quality of care improvements

16:15 17:00

DIALOGUE WITH THE EXPERTS: THE WAY FORWARD: PROGRESS, CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE OF MNH SUMMARY AND CLOSING