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Maternal death audits-costs and benefits

Organiser: Health Section, Social Transformation Programmes Division, Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboaration with East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community, The World Health Organisation

Date: 8 - 9 June

Venue: Marquee, Speke Resort and Conference Centre, Munyonyo

Summary:

The objective of this workshop is to bring together countries and civil society organisations in the East, Central and Southern Africa region, and other countries with high maternal mortality rates, to share experiences and methodologies of maternal death audits, with a view to developing effective interventions in maternal health, including increased resource allocation. The expected outcomes of the workshop include the development of a statement that will be fed into 8WAMM and the Finance Ministers Meeting (September, 2007), which will in turn feed into the bi-annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Uganda in November 2007. The meeting aims to provide a deeper understanding and appreciation of the need for reliable data on maternal deaths, strengthen partnerships with other organisations in advocating for adequate resources for maternal health. Participants will include 20 policy-makers, technocrats, other maternal health specialists and civil society representatives from Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia; officials from the Ugandan Ministry of Health including reproductive/maternal health specialists, and maternal death audits specialists from East and Southern Africa.

Contact details:

Mbololwa Mbikusita-Lewanika
Health Section
Social Transformation Programmes Division
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 207 747 6290
Email: m.mbikusita-lewanika@commonwealth.int