Strategies for Improving Maternal Healthcare Delivery: Insights from Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa

Описание: In this Global Health Coffee Session, our distinguished speakers, Maryam Mustafa, PhD of Awaaz-e-Sehat from Pakistan and Julie Mann, CNM, MSN, MPH of Seed Global Health, share their perspectives on how “high-tech” tools can amplify women’s voices and “high-touch” training can center compassionate, patient-responsive care and address critical challenges across diverse maternal health systems.

🔹 Timestamps
00:05:13 – Critical Bottlenecks to Timely Maternal Care: Barriers Facing Women Across Settings
00:14:25 – The Role of Traditional Birth Attendants: Community Trust, Workforce Shortages, and Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants into Formal Maternal Health Systems in LMICs
00:19:01 – Rethinking Training Models: Low-Dose, High-Frequency Midwifery Training and Why It Works; Julie Mann and SEED Global Health’s Approach
00:26:03 – Leveraging AI for Women’s Health: Maryam Mustafa's Tool to Support Clinical Consultation and Decision-Making
00:37:45 – Addressing Midwife Burnout: Strengthening Communication, Teamwork, and Thoughtful Integration of Technology
00:41:47 – Audience Q&A and Open Discussion

🔹 Resources:
Seed Global Health: https://seedglobalhealth.org/
Awaaz-e-Sehat: https://www.awaazesehat.com/
WHO's Maternal Mortality Webpage: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sh...
WHO's Trend in maternal mortality 2000 to 2023 Report: https://www.who.int/publications/i/it...
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, 2nd ed: https://www.who.int/publications/i/it...

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The views expressed in this event are those of the speakers and do not represent the positions of the Harvard Global Health Institute or Harvard University. This session aims to foster nuanced, informed discussion and support meaningful dialogue across sectors and ideologies.