The Sehat of Women and Children in Afghanistan: Challenges & Solutions

Description

Bringing together key stakeholders representing donors, scholars, UN agencies, and Afghan health leaders, this second session of the Afghanistan webinar series will delve into the remarkable progresses made in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH); immunization; and primary healthcare provision in Afghanistan since 2001. Panelists will also debate current RMNCH priorities, challenges, and opportunities to continue to protect the health and well-being of Afghan mothers, children, and families.

This event is part of the four-part webinar series "One Year On: The Pervasive Health Challenges in Afghanistan."

Panelists:

• Catherine Todd, associate director of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, FHI 360
• Paata Chikvaidze, RMNCH programme coordinator, World Health Organization Afghanistan
• Farzana Maruf, senior health specialist, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Sefatullah Habib, senior program manager, European Union Delegation to Afghanistan
• Nadia Akseer (moderator), assistant scientist at Johns Hopkins University and lead at Mission Afghanistan 2030

This event is sponsored by:

• Department of International Health
• Institute for International Programs
• Center for Human Nutrition
• Center for Humanitarian Health
• Berman Institute of Bioethics
• Mission Afghanistan 2030