The Small Vulnerable Newborn Series Launch
Launched in Cape Town
On May 9th, 2023, Cape Town in South Africa hosted the launch of the five-article Lancet Series on small and vulnerable newborns.
Online and in-person, experts unpacked the new Series and discussed the evidence-based interventions that, if fully implemented, would enhance the survival and health of small vulnerable newborns and benefit babies, mothers, and society.
Explore the Series and become part of the conversation to improve the health of newborns worldwide.
Agenda
Date: The launch has passed. Thank you to all speakers and attendees.
Start time: 17:30 RSA // 15.30 UTC
End time: 19:00 RSA // 17.00 UTC
Moderator: Ms. Rhobhi Matinyi, Director, Health Systems Strengthening, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), Kenya
- Dr. Kate McIntosh, Senior Editor, the Lancet Global Health
- Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-chief, the Lancet (by video)
- Ms. Rhobhi Matinyi, Director, Health Systems Strengthening, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), Kenya
- Dr. Md. Jahurul Islam, Deputy Program Manager, Newborn Health, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh
- Ms. Ashley Muteti, Founder, Zuri Nzilani Foundation, Kenya
- Dr. Olufemi Oladapo, Head, Maternal and Perinatal Health Unit, World Health Organization, Switzerland
- Dr. Anne Beatrice Kihara, President-elect, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Senior Lecturer, University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Dr. Laura Lamberti, Deputy Director, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Discovery & Tools, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
- Dr. Mihretab Salasibew, Director, Evidence, Measurement and Evaluation team, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, UK
- Dr. Kate McIntosh, Senior Editor, the Lancet Global Health
Speakers
Prof. Per Ashorn
Professor of Paediatrics at Tampere University, Finland
Prof. Joy Lawn
Professor of Maternal Reproductive and Child Health Epidemiology,
at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr. Patricia Hunter
Research Associate at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, UK
Dr. Justus Hofmeyr
Professor at University of Botswana
Dr. Abdu Mohiddin
Public Health Physician-Scientist and Assistant Professor at Aga Khan University
Launch of the Series
Preventing Small Vulnerable Newborns
Presentations
