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
President, Himawari-no-kai
(Delivered by Ms. Noriko Komatsu,
Soka University)

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

Dr. Anne Detjen
Child Health Specialist
UNICEF Headquarters New York

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

Dr. Michael L. Tee
Chancellor
University of the Philippines Manila

10:50 am – 11:00 am

Introduction of Keynote Speakers

Dr. Maria Elena G. Castillo-Gonzales
LHSD Chief
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

Glenn Mathew G. Baggao, MD, MHA, MSN, FPSMS, FPCHA
Undersecretary
Department of Health, Philippines

11:30 am – 11:40 am

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

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

11:40 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)

MCH Handbook in Thailand
Dr. Sarawut Boonsuk
Inspector – General
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
What We Achieved: Post 13th MCH
Handbook Conference Lessons learning and experiences from Canada and the USA
Dr. Shafi U. Bhuiyan
Associate Professor
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
JICA’s MCH Project Specialist in Angola and Mozambique
Technical Adviser of TA Networking Corp.

Burundi
The use of Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB) in Burundi. What is the way forward?
Dr. Oscar NTIHABOSE, MD, MScPH, HSM
General Direction of Care Provision, Traditional and Modern Medicine, nutrition and facilities accreditation, Burundi

Gabon
Development of MCH Handbook in Gabon
Aline Sylvie DIKAMBI MAGANGA
Midwife
Ministry of Health of Gabon
Department of Mother and Child Health

Junko WATANABE
Expert in Maternal and Child Health of Project for Improving the Continuum of Care for Mothers and Children through Effective Use of the MCH Handbook in Gabon

Nigeria
MCH Handbook in Nigeria
Dr. Ogechi Akalonu, PhD, MSc, MBA, MPH
Nutrition Technical Lead
National Primary Health Care Development
Agency Abuja Nigeria

9:00 am to 9:15 am

Recap Day 1

Dr. Hatsumi Noda
Regional Safe Motherhood Program Medical
Coordinator – Calabarzon
Department of Health – Center for Health
Development 4A

9:00 am to 12:15 nn

Session 1: Addressing Maternal and Child Mortality

Safe Motherhood Program Update in Calabarzon (Situationer)

Ms. Vanessa B. Bebida
Regional Safe Motherhood Program
Outcome Manager – Calabarzon
Department of Health – Center for Health
Development 4A

Mommy Rosa’s Health Access Diary

Ms. Liza Andaya
Nurse V – City Health Office
Santa Rosa, Laguna

Safe Beginnings: Building a Strong Prenatal Foundation

Ms. Laarni Luna
Midwife – Rural Health Unit
Tayabas, Quezon

Nutritional Considerations for Expectant Mothers

Dr. Rebecca 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

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

Digitalizing the MCH Handbook Data Using ScanForm
Dr. Hellen C. Barsosio

Assistant Principal Clinical Research Scientist
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Centre for Global Health Research

Improve Reproductive Health by Enhancing Antenatal Care Services
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
Provincial Governor – Quezon (Video)
Provincial Governor – Cavite
Provincial Governor – Laguna
Provincial Governor – Batangas
Provincial Governor – Rizal
(2:40 pm – 2:55 pm)

4:15 pm to 4:30 pm

Pledge of Commitment (Local)

Dr. Ramoncito Magnaye
Medical Center Chief
Batangas Medical Center

4:30 pm to 4:45 pm

Call to Action
Announcement of Next Conference

International Committee on MCH Handbook
Prof. Yasuhide Nakamura
Chairman, International Committee on MCH Handbook

Dr. Narila Mutia Nasir
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health Sciences, Syarif
Hidayatullah State Islamic University
Jakarta, Indonesia

Dr. Calvin S. de los Reyes
Associate Professor
University of the Philippines Manila

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

4:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Closing Ceremony

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