The aim of the session is to raise awareness on the impact of climate change (with a focus on extreme heat) on maternal and newborn health (MNH) and to start discussions on priority actions for global, national, and subnational MNH programmes to consider.
Video #1
"WHO's programme on Climate Change and Health" Recorded Message from Elena Villalobos Prats, Department of Climate Change and Health at World Health Organization.
Video #2
Too hot to Thrive: Effects of Heat on Pregnant Women and Newborns. Video produced by Dr Adelaide Lusambili and colleagues from CHAMNHA (Climate, Heat and Maternal and Neonatal Health in Africa). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9_j6mr5QEA
Video #3
Recorded Message from Eugenia Kargbo, Chief Heat Officer, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The aim of the session is to raise awareness on the impact of climate change (with a focus on extreme heat) on maternal and newborn health (MNH) and to start discussions on priority actions for global, national, and subnational MNH programmes to consider.
Video #1
"WHO's programme on Climate Change and Health" Recorded Message from Elena Villalobos Prats, Department of Climate Change and Health at World Health Organization.
Video #2
Too hot to Thrive: Effects of Heat on Pregnant Women and Newborns. Video produced by Dr Adelaide Lusambili and colleagues from CHAMNHA (Climate, Heat and Maternal and Neonatal Health in Africa). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9_j6mr5QEA
Video #3
Recorded Message from Eugenia Kargbo, Chief Heat Officer, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Room: Watsonia & Bluebell International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2023 information@imnhc.org
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