Women’s Congressional Policy Institute
in cooperation with
Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Debbie Lesko
Co-Chairs, Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
and
Congresswomen Madeleine Dean and Jenniffer González-Colón
Vice-Chairs, Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
invite you to the second conversation in a new virtual briefing series:
Childbirth Should Not Be a Death Sentence: Global Maternal Health and the Impact of COVID-19
Speakers
Claudine Mensah Awute, Regional Director, West Africa Region, CARE, who will speak on CARE’s work in preventing maternal deaths in the region of West Africa and the impact of COVID-19 on maternal health.
Dr. Rita Hashemi Salem, Clinical Support Team Leader, Jhpiego Afghanistan, who will speak on Jhpiego’s USAID-funded HEMAYAT project in Afghanistan to prevent maternal deaths and the impact of COVID-19 on maternal health.
Dr. Koki Agarwal, Director, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership; and Vice President, DC Operations, Jhpiego, will moderate the discussion.