ICMNCH2018

SAVE THE DATE: 29-31 October, 2018 ~ Nairobi, Kenya ~ 2nd AU International Conference on Maternal Newborn & Child Health (ICMNCH) ~ #ICMNCH2018 #EndMaternalChildDeaths

Dr. Margaret Agama-Anyetei reads out Conference recommendations during the #ICMNCH2018 closing ceremony @AfricaUnion @PATHadvocacy @MOH_Kenya #EndMaternalChildDeaths @wairungu

Advocacy and evidence informed policy forMNCH: County First ladies first are mothers and understand MNCH issues. We would like to be given a role as advocacy of maternal and child health issues to #EndMaternalChildDeaths - 1st Lady Makueni - Nazi Kivutha #ICMNH2018 @LSTMnews

Dr. Kibaru @NCPD_Kenya There has been a lot of myths and misconception around sexuality education @MOH_Kenya @_AfricanUnion @UNFPAKen #EndMaternalChildDeaths

"County First Ladies play an important role as champions, we work closely with the First Lady of @BungomaCountyKe for improved RMNCAH outcomes" says @Chebett_Laboso #EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018 @CWangamati_

I was glad to take part in a panel session to discuss “Safe Pregnancy” during the @MncahN 2nd AU International Conference on Maternal & Child Health @Safaripark_H. Midwifery led care will contribute to safe pregnancy & prevent maternal deaths. #EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018

'Africa is likely not to reap demographic dividend unless it invests in #familyplanning,' concludes Dr. Kibaru @NCPD_Kenya @MncahN @PATHadvocacy @okoro_dan @UNFPAKen #EndMaternalChildDeaths

#HappyHalloween! You know what's scary? 45% of all fruits and vegetables produced every year are thrown in the trash. 😱 We can all reduce our #foodwaste! #ZeroHunger

Dr Mohamed Abbey Head Division of Family Health and Mr Shale Abdi Deputy Director Policy & Planning Garissa presenting the Kenya’s RMNCAH Scorecard Experience & it’s impact on critical indicators @ 2nd AU conference in Safari Park. Congrats #EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018 .

#EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018

In 2013, 50 years after #Kenya’s independence, trends in skilled Child Delivery coverage for #Garissa County was just at 28%. This year, it has hit 56%, twice as much as it was when #devolution was initiated. @MncahN ##EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018

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Simba @DSWKenya : The moment religion and morals are brought in health is when we start losing the war. Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Session @MncahN #ICMNCH2018 #endmaternalchilddeaths

"We leverage evidence for advocacy and accountability. Data in itself doesn't speak anything. We put a human face to this data, it becomes evidence and we use it to inform decision making" @Chebett_Laboso #EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018 @OptionsinHealth

Today at 1:30 pm-3:30 pm join #PMA2020KENYASURVEY PI, Prof. @GichangiOf in a panel presentation, discussion & QA on family planning and commodity access to Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights at the ongoing #ICMNCH2018 @mnhcicf @MncahN @E4A_MamaYeKenya @MOH_Kenya @MamaDaktari

Our panel highlights how advocacy efforts across the African continent has been able to effect policies which save the lives of women and girls #EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018 @PATHtweets @PRBdata @OptionsinHealth

@MncahN have you been at the @DSWKenya booth? Come and learn about Young people and how they ate part of the #EndMaternalChildDeaths bigger picture

Simba: Young people need to have their voices heard in SRHR decision making processes #EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018 @DSWKenya

We use data from sources like DHIS 2 and PMA2020 @icrhk_official and work closely with county government leadership on how these evidence can inform the decisions they make especially when allocating public resources #EndMaternalChildDeaths #ICMNCH2018

Our evidence and accountability session is on at the #ICMNCH2018 Our Country Lead @Chebett_Laboso shares how E4A Mama Ye was able to analyse data from the MPDSR dashboard by @mani_project in Bungoma which informed a campaign to save lives of mothers #EndMaternalChildDeaths