Regional forum on the reduction of the maternal and neonatal mortality
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7-10th May 2001
Bamako, Mali - Palais des Congres
Call for Posters - Appel aux Posters
The Government of Mali and the Unicef Regional Office for West and
Central Africa (WCAR)are organising a Forum to sensitise decision
makers around the problem of maternal and neonatal mortality.
Context of the forum
According to the estimates of WHO and of UNICEF, the mortality rates
for mothers in West Africa are amongst the most elevated in the world
with a mean of 1,020 for 100,000 live births. On the 600,000 women
who die every year through the world as a consequence of these com-
plications, about 20% (120,000) occur in West and Central Africa.
The recent experiences of reforms and re-organisation of the health
systems demonstrate that some efficient strategies exist that are
susceptible to produce tangible results in brief delays. In other
words, we have the knowledge and the necessary technology to reduce
the tragedy of the maternal and neonatal deaths. What it is necessary
is the political will and the strong concerted actions.
To favour these ideas the Government of Mali and UNICEF organise a
regional forum under the title 'Vision 2010: Forum for the reduction
of the maternal and neonatal mortality'. This forum will unite coun-
tries of West and Central Africa from the 7th to 10th of May, 2001
and will mobilize the decision-makers, the associations / groups of
women, the NGOs, the main partners in development and the media, in
order for The First Ladies of the region to get the engagement and
the political support in favour of the implementation of regional op-
erational strategies for the reduction of the maternal and neonatal
mortality.
Participating Countries are: Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, The Gam-
bia, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Mali, Central African
Republic, Ghana, Guinea Conakry and Mauritania.
CALL FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
We are hereby making an open call for posters for the participants or
non-participants who wish to present their projects, programmes or
successful efforts in relation with one or several of the hereunder-
mentioned themes. This call is particularly aiming at NGOs, women
groups and other independent interest groups from the participating
countries but presentations from others will be accepted. This is an
excellent opportunity to raise the awareness on successful initia-
tives and projects.
Themes to consider for making the posters
Theme 1: To assure the presence of skilled attendance at delivery
Th�me 1: Assurer la pr�sence d'une personne qualifi�e � l'accouche-
ment
Theme 2: To improve the accessibility and the quality of the maternal
health services
Th�me 2: Am�liorer l'accessibilit� et la qualit� des services de san-
t� maternelle
Theme 3: To delay the marriage and early pregnancy
Th�me 3: Retarder le mariage et la grossesse pr�coces
Theme 4: To reinforce the decision making power of the families and
communities
Th�me 4: Renforcer le pouvoir d�cisionnel des familles et des commu-
naut�s
Theme 5: To assure the horizontal integration with other activities
(HIV/AIDS, Malaria)
Th�me 5: Assurer l'Int�gration horizontale avec d'autres activit�s
(VIH-SIDA, Paludisme)
Theme 6: Measure progress
Th�me 6: Mesures du progr�s accomplis
Theme 7: Importance of the partnerships
Th�me 7: Importance du part�nariat
Posters can be presented in the Palais des Congres. They should be
submitted in English or French to the Technical Secretary of the or-
ganising committee in the Ministry of Health, Bamako for the ap-
proval. Posters can be sent through the national delegations of the
respective countries or through the national UNICEF offices of the
country where you come from.
Posters should not exceed the size of a double Flip Chart Paper and
can be viewed and discussed by different presenters. Stands will be
available but bigger stands can be constructed if necessary.
E-mails for poster assembly are accepted only with clear guidelines
for poster construction.
The deadline for reception of the posters is the 30th of April.
For further information - Pour autre information
please contact - veuillez contacter
VISION 2010
The Technical Secretariat - Secretariat Technique
Bamako - Mali
Tel: +223-20-4401 ext. 325
mailto:vision2010forum@hotmail.com
or
mailto:derveeuw@hotmail.com
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