Francesca Palestra

Public health professional and registered nurse, working on sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health. My views are my own

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

Gracias al Ministerio de Salud de Paraguay por su liderazgo durante el taller de vigilancia y respuesta a muertes maternas y perinatales y a tod@s los 40 participantes desde todas las regiones del país. Avanzamos juntos con planes de acción consolidados. @ap_duran @Demuciobremen

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

Grateful to have coordinated the Global WHO MPDSR TWG annual meeting in Kampala. My deep appreciation goes to all esteemed experts who have joined us from the MoH&more than 18 countries and for identified new priorities to decrease maternal and perinatal mortality. #MPDSR @WHO

[WHO Uganda @WHOUganda]

.@WHO & partners are discussing systematic & practical solutions to improve quality of maternal & newborn care globally to prevent future deaths.
This is the aim of the ongoing 5-day Global Maternal & Perinatal Death Surveillance & Response (MPDSR) technical meeting in #Uganda.

[WHO Uganda @WHOUganda]

"#Uganda has prioritized weekly #MPDSR platforms at all levels as a means of improving maternal & newborn quality of care. We need to strengthen the health systems building blocks to accelerate the reduction of maternal & newborn deaths," Dr. Olive Sentumbwe, @WHOUganda.

[WHO Uganda @WHOUganda]

“#MPDSR is an essential mechanism for safeguarding rights for women, newborns, and healthcare workers!". Ensuring protection for all is vital to enhancing maternal & newborn health outcomes," Dr Francesca Palestra Technical officer, maternal Health - @WHO.

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

Dr @alichristou in a group of experts in #Uganda 🇺🇬for @WHO #MPDSR Technical Working Group meeting to advance efforts to prevent maternal and perinatal deaths. Exciting to see greater efforts to include and prioritise #stillbirths and humanitarian settings.

[WHO in occupied Palestinian territory @WHOoPt]

✈️TOUCHDOWN!

A plane carrying @WHO health supplies has landed in Al-Arish airport,📍Egypt - close to Rafah.

Supplies will serve the urgent needs of +300,000 people & will be delivered to📍Gaza as soon as humanitarian access through Rafah is established.

https://t.co/yOCr7LDpcj

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

#MPDSR and #Nearmiss workshop at #FIGO2023 a lot of satisfaction after sharing country experiences in promoting effective surveillance. We need to continue to work together to improve the quality of data and care provided. @WHO @pahowho @Demuciobremen

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

Insights from experts at @WHO and @LSHTM shed light on the global journey of #MPDSR . Together, we envision a brighter future for maternal and newborn health. Let’s strengthen the response together!

[WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean @WHOEMRO]

Dr @HananBalkhy has today been nominated as the next WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. Member States voted to nominate Dr Balkhy during a closed meeting at the 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean.

#EMRC70

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

Thank you @FIGOHQ to give me the possibility to present the work of @WHO and different partners of the #MPDSR technical working group are doing to reduce #maternal and #perinatal #mortality . Professional societies are essential to improve #qualityofcare

[AlignMNH @alignmnh]

New today: Global, regional and country estimates and trends for #preterm births were published in a new paper in @TheLancet by authors from @WHO, @UNICEF, and @LSHTM. Read the journal article here: https://t.co/XysCjTAGKW

[Fatima Gohar @FatimaGohar786]

Thank you so much, @ngwakum, for sharing your wisdom and strategic guidance with the participants during the closing ceremony of the #MPDSR workshop.

➡️Try to work with other sectors to integrate and advocate for quality maternal and newborn health services within and beyond the health sector; don't work in silos.
➡️Work towards society as a whole approach and government as a whole approach
➡️ Finalise your action plans with due diligence and think of strategies to make a difference within two years.

🙏🙏🙏

#NoMoreMaternalDeath #NoMoreNewbornDeaths #NoMoreStillbirths

@UNICEFAfrica @UNFPA_ESARO @KasondeMwinga @WHO @WHOAFRO @TriphonieN @YousufAlrawi @AssumptaMuriit2 @ade_aderoba

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

Hoy se acaba el taller de #vigilancia y #respuesta a la #mortalidad #materna y #neonatal y #mortinatos . Estamos agradecidos a este grupo de epidemiólogos de todos los departamentos de #Guatemala y el #ministeriodelasalud por compartir su conocimiento
@ap_duran @opsoms @WHO

[AlignMNH @alignmnh]

#MPDSR is a continuous cycle of quality improvement and surveillance that helps us understand causes of #MaternalMortality, newborn deaths and stillbirths.

Watch our new Masterclass 📽️ for more on MPDSR implementation and info about an upcoming report: https://t.co/T75hH4MSiz

[SK Charles @Charles_Kilunda]

Francesca Palestra (@frapalestra) of @WHO reminds us of stagnating #MaternalMortality levels. Implementing a systematic process called #MPDSR can help identify, understand and respond to maternal and newborn deaths. Watch @AlignMNH's Masterclass for more: https://t.co/vDKMfdpKAQ

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

Acabando el taller regional de facilitadores sobre la Vigilancia y Respuesta a la mortalidad materna y perinatal (#VRMMP/#MPDSR) de los países de America, tenemos 32 nuevos facilitadores y campeones en la reducción de la mortalidad materna y perinatal. @opsoms @WHO

[Francesca Palestra @frapalestra]

El taller regional de la #vigilancia y #respuesta a la #mortalidadmaterna y #perinatal (#VRMMP / #MPDSR ) en Panama con enfoque en análisis de datos y mejora de la #calidad de la atención @opsoms @WHO @ap_duran @Demuciobremen

[HRP @HRPresearch]

Commitments to #UHC are one thing, implementation is another. Legal frameworks, aligned with #HumanRights law and - crucially! - enacted with accountability are key. But how? #Parliamentarians engage with the @WHO-@IPUparliament UHC Handbook at #IPU146: https://t.co/nLEsm12hOW

[Quality of Care Network @qualitycareNet]

How are countries using new Maternal & Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response Capacity Building Materials to improve the health of women & babies? Join this webinar to find out! https://t.co/7jq4tuegCV

@WHO @USAID_MOMENTUM @UNICEF @UNFPA