The event has passed.
Giving Women invites you to Panel Discussion on:
The Vulnerability and Fragility of Maternal Health in the Context of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone globally, and this global crisis is particularly affecting segments of the population and social groups in the most vulnerable situations, including those living in poverty and without access to high quality preventive and curative health services. Evidence is showing that as health systems continue to prepare to address the first, and subsequent waves of the virus, health service delivery for other crucial health care needs may be impacted, as a result of shifting commitments and priorities – including maternal health services. The speakers on this panel will present interventions and models supported by their organizations in area of maternal health, how this programming has been impacted in the wake of the pandemic, and how they are adapting to continue to support maternal health for vulnerable populations. This panel will provide information and awareness to Giving Women Members, as well as information around how to support these organizations and interventions.
Our panelists will be:
Carina Barreto, Coordinator at Casa Angela
Emma France, Global Development and Strategic Engagement Director at Mothers2Mothers
Corinne Namblard, Advisory Board Member of HelpMum
Constance Theisen, Head of international Programmes at Médecins du Monde
The Panel will be moderated by Kelsi Kriitmaa, Executive Director at Philanthropy Advisors in Geneva and Giving Women member.
—————
Bios
Carina Barreto, Coordinator at Casa Angela
Carina is a Midwife and has Masters from the Nurse School São Paulo University. She has worked in different scenarios of maternal and child health care along with reproductive health. She has been a lecturer for the undergraduate midwifery course at São Paulo University and now works in activities at NUPEC-Casa Angela. In addition, she currently lecture undergraduate nursing and medicine in Faculdades das Americas.
Emma France, Global Development and Strategic Director at Mothers2Mothers
Emma established the European office of m2m in 2011. In her current role, she leads m2m’s global development and strategic engagement strategy, and takes responsibility for shaping our public engagement and advocacy. She holds day-to-day responsibility for m2m’s European and North American operations. Emma began her career as a project finance lawyer at Allen & Overy. She has served in various board roles in national and local charities, including as Vice-Chair of Amnesty International U.K. and as a trustee of the Amnesty International U.K. Charitable Trust. She currently sits on the Advisory Board for Gucci’s Chime for Change and is a Trustee for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably). She has also served as a Visiting Fellow at Cass Business School.
Corinne Namblard, Advisory Board Member of Helpmum
Corinne recently joined the International Advisory Board of HelpMum based in Nigeria ensuring the UN 2030 Agenda and SDGs are met not only as a matter of good governance policies but as key metrics in the strategic development and funding of new businesses. Corinne also sits on the Board of VERGNET SA an international leader on sustainable renewable energy and is a Member of the Scientific Committee of TPM Toulon Provence Mediterranée on critical water management issues. Former Senior Expert for the United Nations in Geneva, she was a Jury member for UNDP / Impact Hub’s initial Social Good Summit 2016 as well as an advisor for UNCTAD’s Start Ups & Scale Ups for SDGs initiative 2018.
Corinne is the former CEO of a Luxemburg Private Equity Infrastructure Fund and a former Board member of Qantas Airlines in Australia. She also sat on a University Council UNISA as well as headed the Infrastructure Taskforce for the SA Economic Development Board. She was a Non Executive Director of the SA Heart Foundation. Given her experience as an international financier, Corinne has also advised many governments in Canada, Australia and France, on Private Public Partnerships and Infrastructure policies & projects.
Constance Thiesen, Head of International Programmes at Médecins du Monde
Constance joined Médecins du Monde Suisse in 2018 to helm its international and domestic programmes, after spending eight years managing humanitarian programmes for the French state and health programmes for Médecins sans Frontières. She has worked in several crisis and conflict settings, including the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh, in Afghanistan, in the Central African Republic, in Iraq, in Nigeria’s State of Borno, in the occupied Palestinian territories, in Syria and in Yemen.
Venue Details
Add to Calendar
Giving Women invites you to Panel Discussion on:
The Vulnerability and Fragility of Maternal Health in the Context of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone globally, and this global crisis is particularly affecting segments of the population and social groups in the most vulnerable situations, including those living in poverty and without access to high quality preventive and curative health services. Evidence is showing that as health systems continue to prepare to address the first, and subsequent waves of the virus, health service delivery for other crucial health care needs may be impacted, as a result of shifting commitments and priorities – including maternal health services. The speakers on this panel will present interventions and models supported by their organizations in area of maternal health, how this programming has been impacted in the wake of the pandemic, and how they are adapting to continue to support maternal health for vulnerable populations. This panel will provide information and awareness to Giving Women Members, as well as information around how to support these organizations and interventions.
Our panelists will be:
Carina Barreto, Coordinator at Casa Angela
Emma France, Global Development and Strategic Engagement Director at Mothers2Mothers
Corinne Namblard, Advisory Board Member of HelpMum
Constance Theisen, Head of international Programmes at Médecins du Monde
The Panel will be moderated by Kelsi Kriitmaa, Executive Director at Philanthropy Advisors in Geneva and Giving Women member.
—————
Bios
Carina Barreto, Coordinator at Casa Angela
Carina is a Midwife and has Masters from the Nurse School São Paulo University. She has worked in different scenarios of maternal and child health care along with reproductive health. She has been a lecturer for the undergraduate midwifery course at São Paulo University and now works in activities at NUPEC-Casa Angela. In addition, she currently lecture undergraduate nursing and medicine in Faculdades das Americas.
Emma France, Global Development and Strategic Director at Mothers2Mothers
Emma established the European office of m2m in 2011. In her current role, she leads m2m’s global development and strategic engagement strategy, and takes responsibility for shaping our public engagement and advocacy. She holds day-to-day responsibility for m2m’s European and North American operations. Emma began her career as a project finance lawyer at Allen & Overy. She has served in various board roles in national and local charities, including as Vice-Chair of Amnesty International U.K. and as a trustee of the Amnesty International U.K. Charitable Trust. She currently sits on the Advisory Board for Gucci’s Chime for Change and is a Trustee for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably). She has also served as a Visiting Fellow at Cass Business School.
Corinne Namblard, Advisory Board Member of Helpmum
Corinne recently joined the International Advisory Board of HelpMum based in Nigeria ensuring the UN 2030 Agenda and SDGs are met not only as a matter of good governance policies but as key metrics in the strategic development and funding of new businesses. Corinne also sits on the Board of VERGNET SA an international leader on sustainable renewable energy and is a Member of the Scientific Committee of TPM Toulon Provence Mediterranée on critical water management issues. Former Senior Expert for the United Nations in Geneva, she was a Jury member for UNDP / Impact Hub’s initial Social Good Summit 2016 as well as an advisor for UNCTAD’s Start Ups & Scale Ups for SDGs initiative 2018.
Corinne is the former CEO of a Luxemburg Private Equity Infrastructure Fund and a former Board member of Qantas Airlines in Australia. She also sat on a University Council UNISA as well as headed the Infrastructure Taskforce for the SA Economic Development Board. She was a Non Executive Director of the SA Heart Foundation. Given her experience as an international financier, Corinne has also advised many governments in Canada, Australia and France, on Private Public Partnerships and Infrastructure policies & projects.
Constance Thiesen, Head of International Programmes at Médecins du Monde
Constance joined Médecins du Monde Suisse in 2018 to helm its international and domestic programmes, after spending eight years managing humanitarian programmes for the French state and health programmes for Médecins sans Frontières. She has worked in several crisis and conflict settings, including the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh, in Afghanistan, in the Central African Republic, in Iraq, in Nigeria’s State of Borno, in the occupied Palestinian territories, in Syria and in Yemen.