Today marks the first of day of The Global Maternal Health Conference 2010! Taking place in New Delhi, India August, 30 – September 1, the conference will be a gathering of over 600 maternal health experts and their allies in a global technical and programmatic meeting. The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) have partnered for this conference, aimed to build on the existing momentum around MDG5. The conference will focus on lessons learned, neglected issues, and innovative approaches to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. The anticipated outcome is increased consensus around the evidence, programs and advocacy needed to reduce preventable maternal mortality and morbidity.
Topics covered at the conference include Ideas and Interventions to Improve Maternal Health, Underlying Factors in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, Policy, Advocacy and Communications, and much more.
Check out the conference’s livestreaming schedule, and spread the word about the Conference by using their hashtag #GMHC2010 on Twitter.
