©WHO/Neil Nuia.
Lottie and her newborn baby at the postnatal ward in
the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands in July 2022.
In 2023, during the first IMNHC, 29 countries committed to accelerate progress for maternal and newborn deaths and reduce stillbirth. More countries have joined them since to meet the EWENE targets, and bend the curve for maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirth.
Three years on, at IMNHC2026, 40 of these countries that have developed an EWENE Acceleration plan will gather for EWENE Day, on 27 March, together with professional associations, donors and UN agencies, and take stock of their progress. They will:
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Chad
Cote d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guatemala
Haiti
India
Kenya
Lebanon
Liberia
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Uganda
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Event | Time | Partner(s) |
Midwifery Accelerator Symposium: Expanding quality care for Women and their Newborns | 7:45 – 14:15 | UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, ICM, Jhpiego |
Accelerating efforts for improving maternal and newborn health data quality and use: learning from countries and sharing a common vision towards 2030
| 8:00-10:30 | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA |
Every Woman, Every Newborn, Everywhere: Unlocking Access to Quality Maternal and Newborn Health Products` | 8:30-14:30 | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNITAID |
Accelerating efforts for improving maternal and newborn health data quality and use: learning from countries and sharing a common vision towards 2030 | 9:00 – 13:00 | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, KEMRI, Countdown to 2030: UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, Governments |
EWENE Symposium on Access to Quality MNH Products | 9.00 – 14.30 | UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, Governments |
Scaling locally-led data innovations in routine health information systems for maternal and newborn health to drive faster progress from individual level to national and beyond | 11:00-.12:30 | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Governments, WHO |
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Maternal Newborn Stillbirth (MNS) Programmatic Transition Framework: an integrated approach for priority-setting to accelerate reducing preventable mortality | 09:45 – 13:00 | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, Exemplars in Global Health, Global Financing Facility, Governments
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Voices for change: elevating stillbirths on the maternal and newborn health agenda
| 09.45 – 13.00 | Africa CDC, PMNCH, WHO, International Stillbirth Alliance |
WHO-led workshop on newborn screening, diagnosis and management of congenital disorders in LMICs | 9.45-13.00 | WHO |
MNCH Extreme heat and MNCH: moving forward with priority programme and financing actions | 14.00-17.15 | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA |
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Key findings from EWENE 2026 Progress Report
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Launch of 2026-2030 EWENE Targets |
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Voices for Change: Ensuring more Responsive Maternal and Newborn Health Programming by Elevating Parents’ and Frontline Health Workers’ Experiences of Baby Loss | 11:00 -12:00 | International Stillbirth Alliance |
Share Fair – From guidelines to practice: WHO bleeding after birth training materials | 14:30-15:45 | Jhpiego, Laerdal Global Health, WHO |
Measuring better for maternal and newborn health and stillbirths: status and future innovations | 14:30-15:45 | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UNICEF, WHO |
Improving maternal health outcomes through WHO evidence-based tools and strategies | 16:15-17:30 | WHO |
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New hybrid educational model will improve small and sick newborn outcomes, but not without you! | 9:00-11:30 | WHO, COINN, Laerdal Global Health |
Ending PPH-related morbidity and mortality: a new global toolkit for implementing the consolidated PPH guidelines | 12:00-13.00 | WHO, UNFPA, Jhpiego |
Stronger Together: The Role of Professional Associations in Advancing SRMNCH | 14:00-15:15 | International Confederation of Midwives, FIGO, American Academy of Pediatrics, Council of International Neonatal Nurses
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