Overview
The Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere initiative (EWENE) works to accelerate progress for maternal and newborn health and the reduction of stillbirths.
As countries around the world mark World Health Day on 7 April 2025, this high-level advocacy event spotlighted progress and challenges in maternal and newborn health, explored new data and its implications, and highlighted opportunities to improve survival.
Some of EWENE keys actors – global health leaders, policy makers, advocates and frontline health-care providers – explored how we can ensure every woman and every newborn has the opportunity for a healthy beginning and a hopeful future.
Speakers
Welcome and framing: Femi Oke, moderator
High-level remarks: What will it take to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and what’s at stake?
- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
- Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF
- Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA
Setting the scene
Queen Dube, Medical Officer, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization Headquarters – Download her presentation.
Testimonials
- Tasmin Bota, Founder and Executive Director, Preemie Connect
- Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (Ronaldinho)
Panel 1: Solutions
- Dr Bibek Kumar Lal, Director, Family Welfare Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal
- Dr. Aparajita Gogoi, Executive Director, Centre for Catalyzing Change and Co-Chair, White Ribbon Alliance Global
- Professor Caroline Homer, Director of the ARPAN Centre for Research Excellence at the Burnet Institute, on behalf of the Western Pacific Regional Office of ISA and the Australian Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence.
Panel 2: Partnership
- Dr Angel Mwiche, Assistant Director Reproductive and Maternal Health, Ministry of Health, Zambia.
- Rachel Ndirangu, Regional Director, Advocacy and Public Policy, PATH
- Tasmin Bota, Founder and Executive Director, Preemie Connect
Wrap-up and call to action: Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo, WHO Representative in Malawi.
