Addressing the Evolving Needs of Haiti’s Women and Children Two Years After the Earthquake
This event will be aimed at highlighting the progress in health for women and children in Haiti since the disaster occurred and communicate how Haitian and U.S. governments, multilateral organizations, and civil society are continuing to work together to build a healthier future for women and children.
Overview
Please join the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Global Health Council, Management Sciences for Health, Population Services International, and United Nations Population Fund for an event in commemoration of the two year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti.
This event will be aimed at highlighting the progress in health for women and children in Haiti since the disaster occurred and communicate how Haitian and U.S. governments, multilateral organizations, and civil society are continuing to work together to build a healthier future for women and children.
Opening remarks by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (pre-recorded remarks)
Moderator:
Dr. Diana Silimperi, Vice President, Center for Global Health, Management Sciences for Health
Confirmed Panelists:
Dr. Guirlaine Raymond, Director Health for Family for the Haitian Ministry of Health (via Skype)
Kelly Saldana, Deputy Director (Acting), Office of Health Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, USAID
Annick Supplice Dupuy, Deputy Director for Haiti, Population Services International
Siti Batoul Oussein, UNFPA's Deputy Representative for Haiti (via Skype)
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the archived video at www.wilsoncenter.org. The video will be available approximately one week after the meeting time. You will need Adobe Flashplayer to watch the webcast. Please go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ to download this player.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Photo identification is required to enter the building. Please allow additional time to pass through security.
Speakers
Yvette Clarke
Diana Silimperi
Guirlaine Raymond
Kelly Saldaña
Annick Supplice Dupuy
Siti Batoul Oussein
Hosted By
Maternal Health Initiative
The Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative (MHI) is dedicated to improving the lives of women, adolescents, and children around the world. MHI convenes experts from around the world to discuss solutions to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and to navigate gender-based global health issues and their links to foreign policy. MHI explores a wide range of policy-related topics, including gender equity, global health, health care workforce and systems, caregiving, gender-based violence, workforce participation, girls’ education, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. MHI is globally focused with additional attention to women and girls living in humanitarian settings. Read more
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
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