Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) is proud to be a part of  
“Women Deliver”: A 2010 Annual Global Conference 

WHAT: The theme of the Women Deliver conference is “Delivering solutions for girls and women,” and will focus on political, economic, social/cultural and technological solutions. 
 
WHO: MCHIP is proud to participate in many speaking sessions, including:

“Engaging communities in maternal and newborn health”: Koki Agarwal, director of MCHIP, will discuss how efforts to reduce maternal and newborn mortality need to understand and address the central role of community members and community structures in influencing both the utilization and the quality of care.  
 
“Newborn Survival- Are we delivering?”: Joseph de Graft Johnson, MCHIP, will take a close look at the level of progress made in reducing the nearly four million newborn deaths that occur each year, mostly in developing countries. This session will present the latest neonatal mortality estimates and new evidence on interventions that address the top three causes of newborn death, with a focus on maternal and newborn health integration:  preterm birth complications, infections, and intrapartum-related complications. 
 
“Nutrition for Maternal and Newborn Survival”: Rae Galloway, Nutrition Advisor, MCHIP and Steve Hodgins, JSI, MCHIP will cover a range of critical nutrition issues for mothers and newborns and of successful community approaches for improving maternal, newborn and child nutrition.

WHEN: Monday, June 7 to Wednesday, June 9, 2010 

WHERE: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW 
                   Washington DC, USA 

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: To schedule an interview with an MCHIP subject matter expert in maternal, neonatal and child health, please contact creynolds@mchip.net.  
 
The Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) is the USAID Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) program. MCHIP brings together a partnership of organizations with demonstrated success in reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality rates and malnutrition to lead the development of specific technical areas: Jhpiego, as the Prime, will lead maternal health, family planning/reproductive health, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT); JSI—child health, immunization, and pediatric AIDS; Save the Children—newborn health, community interventions for MNCH, and community mobilization; PATH—nutrition and health technology; JHU/IIP—research and evaluation; Broad Branch—health financing; and PSI—social marketing. Macro International continues support for the Child Survival and Health Grants Program (CSHGP) and the Malaria Communities Program (MCP).