Countdown to 2015: Conclusions and New Beginnings—Findings and Lessons Learned from Global and Country-level Analyses
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Alberto | Track 2
Moderator: Mickey Chopra, World Bank
- Countdown to 2015: The Final Report
Zulfiqar Bhutta, Aga Khan University, on behalf of Countdown to 2015 - Countdown to 2015: Lessons on monitoring and accountability for the post-2015 era
Cesar Victora, Federal University of Pelotas, on behalf of Countdown - Achieving Maternal and Child Health Gains in Afghanistan: a Countdown Case Study in Resilience
Nadia Akseer, Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - Patterns of Utilization and Equity in Antenatal Care Across 7 Countdown Countries: A Cross-cutting Analysis
Ghada Saad-Haddad, American University of Beirut
New Horizons in Measurement for Maternal and Newborn Health
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Diego 1 | Track 2
Moderator: Allisyn Moran USAID
- How to Better Capture Equity for Maternal and Newborn Interventions
Allisyn Moran, USAID - Improving Measurement and Quality: The Case of Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Botswana
M Sinvula, National Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative - Using Routine Health Information to Map Maternal Mortality in Mexico and How It Influenced Maternal Health Public Policy
Juan Eugenio Hernández-Ávila, National Institute of Public Health - What is the True Fresh Stillbirth Rate and How Can Fresh Stillbirths Be Prevented?
Hege Langli Ersdal, Stavanger University Hospital - Assessing the Validity of Intervention Coverage Indicators for Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Kenya
Ann Blanc, Population Council
Innovative Community-Based Approaches to Caring for Mothers and Newborns
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Diego 2 | Track 6
Moderator: Lily Kak, USAID
- Effect of Participatory Community Quality Improvement on Maternal and Newborn Health Care Practices: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Wuleta Betamariam, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. - Good on Paper: The Gap Between Program Theory and Real-World Context in Pakistan’s Community Midwife Program
Zubia Mumtaz, School of Public Health, University of Alberta - Integrated Community Approach for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage and Newborn Infection in Madagascar
Eliane Razafimandimby, USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program/Jhpiego - Catalyzing Scale-Up of Maternal and Newborn Child Health Innovations: A Qualitative Study in Ethiopia, Uttar Pradesh, India and Northeast Nigeria
Neil Spicer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Task Analysis: Adaptation and Application in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean to Gain New Evidence for Health Workforce Strengthening
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Diego 3 | Track 4
Moderator: Catherine Carr, Jhpiego
- Task Master/Mining for Data™: an Innovative Strategy for Data Collection Used in a Task Analysis Study in Lesotho
Leah Hart, Jhpiego - Task Analysis Study of Multiple Cadres in Provision of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Ethiopia
Tegbar Yigzaw, Jhpiego - Modified Rapid Task Analysis: Its Efficiency and Challenges Experienced in Myanmar
Thida Moe, Jhpiego - Use of Task Analysis to Transform Education of Medical Licentiates in Zambia
Lastina Lwatula, Jhpiego - Task Analysis in Reverse: Reflecting on Findings of a Global TA to Affirm their Fit-for-purpose for the Caribbean Midwifery Workforce
Judith Fullerton, International consultant
Management of Preterm Birth and Care of Preterm Newborn
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Diego 4 | Track 6
Moderator: James Litch, Every Preemie-SCALE / GAPPS
- Regional Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids and Neonatal Outcomes in the Global Antenatal Corticosteroids Trial
Fernando Althabe, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria - Using Quality Improvement to Implement WHO guidelines for Prevention and Care of Preterm Birth in Malawi
Pierre Barker, Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Essential Care for Small Babies (ECSB) Improves Knowledge, Performance, and Confidence in Caring for Small Babies
Susan Niermeyer, American Academy of Pediatrics, University of Colorado - Threatened Preterm Birth Care: A Global Curriculum Based on WHO Guidelines
Lindsay Grenier, USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program/Jhpiego - The All Babies Count Initiative
Hema Magge, Partners in Health - New WHO Recommendations on Preterm Birth
Matthews Mathai, World Health Organization
District Decision-Making for Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Assessing the Feasibility of a Data-Informed Platform for Health through Multi-Country Studies
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Americo | Track 2
Moderator: Joanna Schellenberg, IDEAS Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Decision-Making Strategies that Use Health Data at District Level in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Literature Review
Deepthi Wickremasinghe, IDEAS Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Use of Health Data for Operational Decisions on Maternal and Newborn Health in Northeast Nigeria
Nasir Umar, IDEAS Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Content Analysis of Inter-Sectoral District Level Health Data in India and Ethiopia
Della Berhanu, IDEAS Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Engaging the Private Sector in Sharing Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Related Data: A Qualitative Study in Uttar Pradesh, India
Meenakshi Gautham, IDEAS Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - District Decision-Making for Health in Low-Income Settings: A Feasibility Study of A Data-Informed Platform for Health in India, Nigeria, and Ethiopia
Bilal Avan, IDEAS Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
AMANECE: Integrated Innovations to Reduce Maternal and Child Mortality
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Genaro | Track 1
Moderator: Cyril Engmann, PATH
- Implementation in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Chiapas: AMANECE in Vulnerable Communities
Frinne Azuara, Mexican Institute of Social Security - AMANECE National Scale Up
Ricardo Juan García Cavazos, Secretariat of Health of Mexico - Strengthening Local Health Services: AMANECE in Hidalgo
Dolores Osorio, Ministry of Health, Hidalgo - AMANECE’s Design and Implementation: A Learning Process
Roberto Tapia, Fundación Carlos Slim
Simplified Antibiotic Regimens for Newborns and Young Infants Without Access to Hospital Treatment: New Global Evidence and Implications for Countries
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Doña Socorro | Track 1
Moderator: Vinod Paul, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Rationale for Research: Need for Effective, Acceptable, and Feasible Alternative Treatment When Hospital Referral is Not an Option
Steve Wall, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children - SATT-Bangladesh Evidence: Treatment of Clinically Severe Infections
Mohammod Shahidullah, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University - AFRINEST Evidence: Treatment of Clinically Severe Infections
Adejumoke Idowu Ayede, College of Medicine University of Ibadan/University College Hospital Ibadan - AFRINEST Evidence: Treatment of Isolated Rapid Breathing
Adejumoke Idowu Ayede, College of Medicine University of Ibadan/University College Hospital Ibadan
Access, Quality, and Appropriate Use of C-sections: What have we Learned?
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Doña Adelita | Track 2
Moderator: Sue Gullo, IHI
- WHO Guidelines on Cesarean Section
Özge Tunçalp, World Health Organization - Reducing Cesarean Section Rate in an Urban Nonprofit Hospital in India
Abhishek Bhartia, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research - Providing Safe and Appropriate Mode of Delivery: Decreasing Unnecessary Cesarean Sections in Brazil
Paulo Borem, Unimed - Reducing Time to Caesarean Section: A Quality Improvement Initiative at a Rural District Hospital in Rwanda
Egide Karangwa
Quality in Context: How Can Facility-Based Maternal Newborn Care Be Improved?
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Emiliano | Track 2
Moderator: Margaret Kruk, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
- Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health: An Evaluation of the Quality Improvement Initiative Implemented in Forty Health Care Facilities in Northern Nigeria
Adetoro Adegoke, Partnership for Reviving Routine Immunisation in Northern Nigeria - Does Quality of Delivery Care Differ Between Public and Private Facilities in Madhya Pradesh, India?: An Exit Interview Study of Routine Delivery Care Practices
Bharat Randive, Umea University, Sweden - Quality of Antenatal and Childbirth Care in Selected Rural Primary Health Care Facilities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania: an Intervention Study
Els Duysburgh, International Centre for Reproductive Health, Ghent University - Total Quality Management Initiative for Maternal and Newborn Health: Experience from 11 Public Health Referral Facilities in Bangladesh
Dewan Md. Emdadul Hoque, icddr,b - Continuity of Antenatal Care in Mexico: A Measurement Proposal in the Context of Universal Health Coverage
Ileana B. Heredia-Pi, National Institute of Public Health - Quality of Antenatal Care in Colombia. Evaluation of Clinical Records in 20 Provinces and Three Districts, 2009-2011
Pablo Montoya, Sinergias Alianzas Estratégicas para la Salud y el Desarrollo Social
Optimal Learning from Maternal Deaths and Near Misses: How Can We Facilitate Change?
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Don Julian | Track 2
Moderator: Steve Hodgins, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children
- Retrospective Review of Contextual Factors Associated with Maternal Deaths in Indonesia
Dwirani Amelia, Budi Kemuliaan Maternity Hospital - Learning from the Pregnant Mothers Just Escaped from Death: Maternal Near-Misses in Sri Lanka
Kapila Jayaratne, Family Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka - Maternal Deaths in Mexico, 2010-2013: Disentangling the Effect of Individual and System Level Factors by a Multivariate Analysis of Health Information Systems Data
Hector Lamadrid-Figueroa, National Institute of Public Health - The Cultural Environment Behind Successful Maternal Death and Morbidity Reviews
Gwyneth Lewis, Institute for Maternal Health, University College London - Enhanced Detection of Facility-Based Maternal Deaths Using the Rapid Ascertainment Process for Institutional Deaths in Kigoma Region Tanzania
Diane Morof, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community Measurement for Maternal Newborn Health
Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:00 | Doña Sol | Track 2
Moderator: Ephrem Tekle Lemango, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
- Using Community Health Workers to Monitor Maternal and Newborn Indicators: Can We Trust Their Data?
Rornald M. Kananura, Makerere University School of Public Health - Role of Community Media in Monitoring Maternal Health in India
Sulochana Pednekar, Video Volunteers - Empowered Communities Demand Accountability for Maternal Health
Vd. Smita Bajpai, SUMA-Rajasthan White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Secretariat CHETNA - Measuring Community Capacity in Zambia: A Means to Improve MNCH, and a Valuable End in Itself
Gail Snetro-Plewman, Save the Children