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“Saving Mothers, Giving Life:” Lessons Learned from the 5-Year Partnership 

June 21, 2018 • 2:00 – 5:00 pm EDT
 

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center will host a public event to highlight lessons learned from the 5-year Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) initiative. SMGL is a public-private partnership to dramatically reduce maternal and newborn mortality, implemented in Zambia, Uganda, and Nigeria. SMGL was unique in the way it brought together partners across U.S. Government health programs and agencies, as well as external partners and host governments to focus on a singular goal. The event will feature a presentation of the outcomes of 5 years of SMGL programming followed by three high-level panel discussions that will highlight the successes and challenges of the innovative partnership.

Welcome & Opening Remarks:
Sara M. Allinder, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
 
Presentation of Outcomes:
Mitchell Wolfe, Chief Medical Officer and Acting Director, Washington Office, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 

Panel 1: Partner Country Experiences

Jesca Nsungwa Sabiiti, Ag. Commissioner, Community Health, Ministry of Health, Uganda

Kennedy Malama, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Zambia

Inyang Asibong, Commissioner for Health, Cross River State, Nigeria

Moderated by:
Janet Fleischman, Senior Associate, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
 

Panel 2: Reflections from SMGL Leadership Council Partners

Jessica Bowers, Director of Grants Program, Every Mother Counts

Mary-Ann Etiebet, Executive Director, Merck for Mothers

Doug Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Project C.U.R.E.

Herbert Peterson, Kenan Distinguished Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Past President, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Moderated by:
Sara M. Allinder, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
 

Panel 3: U.S. Government Reflections on SMGL and Global Health Partnerships

Ambassador Deborah Birx, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State

Alma Crumm Golden, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development

Ambassador Scott DeLisi, Executive Director, Soarway Foundation; Former U.S. Ambassador to Uganda (2012-2015)

Moderated by:
Janet Fleischman, Senior Associate, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
 

This event is made possible through the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Sara M. Allinder
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center
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Janet Fleischman
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center