Program

8:00 am to 9:00 am

On-site registration

DOH CHD CaLaBarzon
Secretariat

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Preliminaries
Doxology
National Anthem
DOH Hymn

Ms. Danica Estipular
Health Program Researcher

9:15 am – 9:30 am

Welcome Remarks

Leda M. Hernandez, MD, MPH
Director III
Center for Health and Development CaLaBaRZon

9:30 am – 9:40 am

Objective Setting
Program Presentation

Dr. Mark Nicholas Oreta Santos
Medical Officer IV
Family Health Cluster Head
Center for Health and Development CaLaBaRZon

9:40 am – 10:50 am

Messages of Support
(On-site and recorded)

Dr. Anna Marie Celina Garfin
Director IV
Disease Prevention and Control Bureau
Department of Health, Philippines

Mrs. Seiko Noda
Former Minister of Internal Affairs
House of Representatives
Government of Japan

Dr. Sumire Sorano
Maternal Health Specialist
Maternal Child Health and Quality Safety
World Health Organization Western Pacific Region

Dr. Anne Detjen
Child Health Specialist
Integrated Service Delivery, MNCAH Section,
Health Programme, UNICEF HQ

Ms. Haruko Kamei
Director General, Human Development Department
Japan International Cooperation Agency

Amb. Kazuya Endo
Ambassador-designate of Japan to the Philippines
Embassy of Japan in the Philippines

Dr. Michael Tee
Chancellor
University of the Philippines Manila

Calvin S. de los Reyes, PhD
Board Member (Philippines)
International Committee on MCH Handbook

10:50 am – 11:00 am

Introduction of Keynote Speakers

Ariel I. Valencia, MD, MPH, CESO III
Assistant Secretary of Health
Center for Health and Development CaLaBaRZon

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Keynote (1):
Universal Health Care and the Eight-Point Action Agenda in Ensuring Quality MCH

Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa
Secretary
Department of Health, Philippines

11:30 am – 12:00 nn

Keynote (2):
Safe Beginnings and the MCH Handbook

Prof. Yasuhide Nakamura
Chairman
International Committee of MCH Handbook

Photo opportunity
Lunch
(12:00 nn to 1:00 pm)

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Global Experiences on MCH and the MCH Handbook (Part 1)
(On-site)

Maternal and Child Health Program in the Philippines
Resource Speaker
National Safe Motherhood Program
Department of Health, Philippines

MCH Handbook in Thailand
Dr. Sarawut Boonsuk
Inspector- General
Executive, Higher Level of Ministry of Public Health Thailand

MCH Handbook in Indonesia
Dr. Agustin Kusumayati, MD, MSc., PhD
University Secretary, Universitas Indonesia (UI)
Professor in the Faculty of Public Health, UI

MCH Handbook in Japan
Prof. Yasuhide Nakamura
Chairman
International Committee of MCH Handbook

MCH Handbook for High-Risk Mothers in South America
Dr. Lourdes Herrera Cadillo
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
Faculty of Health Sciences, Asahi University

Strengthening Implementation of Maternal and Child Health Handbooks Across the Globe
Ms. Keiko Osaki
Senior Advisor on Health
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

3:00 to 5:00 pm

Global Experiences on MCH and the MCH Handbook (Part 2)
(On-site and online)

Canada/USA
Post-13th International Conference on MCH Handbook Learnings:
Experiences from Canada and the USA
Dr. Shafi U. Bhuiyan, Ph.D., M.P.H, M.B.B.S, M.B.A
Associate Professor and SBS Program Coordinator,
Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences,
School of Public Health, University of Memphis

Angola
Progress of the nationwide expansion of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHH) of the Ministry of Health in Angola (MINSA)
Ketha Rubuz Francisco, National Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Luanda, Angola
Toru Sadamori, TA Networking Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Sachi Fukushima, TA Networking Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Helga Reis Freitas, National Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Luanda, Angola

Burundi
The use of Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB) in Burundi. What is the way forward?
Dr NDACAYISABA Ananie, National Program of Reproductive Heath, Burundi

Dr. Oscar NTIHABOSE, MD, MScPH, HSM, Director General of Health Care, Modern and Traditional Medicine, Nutrition and Accreditation, Ministry of Public Health and Aids Control, Republic of Burundi
Dr BISHINGA Aristide, Project for Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Services, JICA Burundi
FURUKAWA Kae, Project for Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Services, JICA Burundi
OSAKI Keiko, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Gabon
Development of MCH Handbook in Gabon
Aline Sylvie DIKAMBI MAGANGA, Ministry of Health of Gabon, National Department of Mother and Child Health
Junko WATANABE, JICA Gabon

Nigeria
MCH Handbook in the Nigeria
Dr. Ogechi Akalonu, PhD, MSc, MSc, MBA, MPH
Head of Nutrition
Public Health Nutritionist/Deputy Director
National Primary Health Care Development Agency

Netherlands
MCH Handbook in the Netherlands
Dr. Marloes Wellner
Amsterdam Public Health Service
GGD GHOR Nederland

9:00 am to 9:15 am

Recap Day 1

Regional Safe Motherhood Program
Center for Health and Development, Calabarzon
Department of Health, Philippines

9:00 am to 12:15 nn

Session 1: Addressing Maternal and Child Mortality

MCH Analysis in Calabarzon (Situationer)

Regional Safe Motherhood Program
Center for Health and Development, Calabarzon
Department of Health, Philippines

Mommy Rosa’s Health Access Diary (Video)

Dr. Rosanna Cunanan
City Health Officer
Santa Rosa CHO

Safe Beginnings: Building a Strong Prenatal Foundation

Tayabas, Quezon
Resource Speaker
Local Government Unit Representative

Nutritional Considerations for Expectant Mothers

Dr. Becky Llamado
Pediatric Consultant
Shalom Christian Bahay Paanakan Inc. – Rizal

Safe Practices from Pregnancy to Early Childhood: Ensuring Safe Childbirth

Dr. Marie Scent Benedicto
Medical Specialist II
Batangas Medical Center

Postnatal Care and Beyond

Ms. Heizel V. Creencia
MNCHN Coordinator – Nurse IV
Provincial Health Office – Cavite

Curbing Maternal Mortality

Ms. Analiza Abrenica
MNCHN Coordinator – Nurse VI
Provincial Health Office – Batangas


Lunch
(12:15 nn to 1:30 pm)

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
(7:00 am in Africa)

Session 2: Towards Effective MCH Care
(On-site and online)

Registration System for Pregnant Women:
Policy Direction
Dr. Felices Emerita P. Perez
Center for Health and Development CaLaBaRZon
Department of Health

Little Baby Handbook
Ms. Akemi Bando
International Committee on MCH Handbook

Digital MCH Handbook
Dr. Sarawut Boonsuk
Inspector- General
Executive, Higher Level of Ministry of Public Health Thailand
Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)

Digitizing the MCH Handbook Data using ScanForm
Dr. Hellen C. Barsosio
Asst. Principal Clinical Research Scientist,
Kenya Medical Research Institute,
Centre for Global Health Research

Reproductive Health in the Philippines
Dr. Mario Philip R. Festin
Director
Institute of Reproductive Health (IRH)
University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health
(UP NIH)

Message of Support

(4:00 pm to 4:30 pm)
Provincial Governor – Cavite
Provincial Governor – Laguna
Provincial Governor – Batangas
Provincial Governor – Rizal
Provincial Governor – Quezon

4:30 pm to 4:45 pm

CaLaBaRZon Declaration
Call to Action

International Committee on MCH Handbook
Center for Health and Development CaLaBaRZon

4:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Closing Ceremony

Dr. Maria Elena Castillo- Gonzales
LHSD Chief
Center for Health and Development CaLaBaRZon