Addressing inequalities through the MPDSR system: Lessons learned from Sierra Leone

On International Women's Day 2022, March 8, 2022, the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO Geneva and the Network for Improving the Quality of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health are hosting a webinar to share Sierra Leone’s experience in addressing preventable maternal and perinatal deaths during pregnancy and childbirth by implementing the MPDSR system.

Speakers will share their experiences, and actions taken in order to have a functioning MPDSR system also serving as a monitoring tool to lower inequalities. A panel comprised of representatives from Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone will discuss the challenges faced, solutions sought and future opportunities for MPDSR to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes.

This webinar is hosted by the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO Geneva and the Network for Improving the Quality of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.