This side event will bring together the views from mothers, youth, and scientists to discuss the latest on science, policy, and activism related to climate change impacts on women’s health from a gender perspective and with a focus on maternal and newborn health. Country and group representatives will be invited to share their lived experiences confronting climate change challenges along with examples of work and promising health system interventions to protect maternal and newborn health in changing climate conditions. The event will also showcase opportunities for promoting women’s health as part of the implementation of the COP26 health commitments on climate resilient and low carbon sustainable health systems.
This side event is co-hosted by WHO, UNFPA, CHAMNHA Consortium, UN Women, Aga Khan University (ENBEL).
Speakers:
▶ Her Excellency Rachel Ruto, First Lady of the Republic of Kenya
▶ Merette Khalil, Knowledge and Evidence Working Group Vice Chair under 30, PMNCH and Founder, YourEgyptianDoula
▶ Rosamund Kissi Debrah, Founder and Executive Director, The Ella Roberta Family Foundation (TBC)
▶ Veronique Filippi, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ▶ Dr Flavia Bustreo, Governance and Ethics Committee Chair, PMNCH and Co-Chair, Lancet Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Maltreatment of young people
▶ Adelaide Lusambili, Aga Khan University, Kenya
▶ Caroline Muthoni, Project Manager, Enhancing Belmont Research Action to support EU policy making on climate change and health (ENBEL) Project, Kenya
▶ Our Kids Climate (TBC)
▶ Elena Villalobos Prats, Technical Officer, Climate Change and Health Unit, World Health Organization
The event will be live streamed from this website:
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/11/06/default-calendar/cop27-health-pavilion