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Friday, 17 February 2023
Embargoed
Virtual Press Conference
on Maternal Mortality Estimates
When: Tuesday, 21 February 2023 at 14:00 CET
Subject:
WHO and other UN agencies will release a new report on levels and trends of maternal deaths, including global, regional and country estimates.
Covering the period 2000-2020, this report provides critical data on maternal health outcomes and gender equality worldwide.
Speakers:
- Dr Anshu BANERJEE, Assistant Director General ai, Universal Health Coverage and the Life-course at WHO
- Dr Pascale ALLOTEY, Director, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at WHO
- Dr Jenny CRESSWELL, Scientist and Epidemiologist at WHO and author of the report.
Note:
The briefing and all it’s related material are embargoed until 00:30 CET on Thursday, 23 February
In preparation for this briefing , you can get embargoed access to the report, media materials and expert interviews available on request from Laura Keenan keenanl@who.int
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