“Saving Mothers, Giving Life:” Lessons Learned from the 5-Year Partnership
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:
Presentation of Outcomes:
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
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
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)
Janet Fleischman, Senior Associate, CSIS Global Health Policy Center
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
