The Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 (GMHC2013) is a technical conference for scientists, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to network, share knowledge, and build on progress toward eradicating preventable maternal mortality and morbidity by improving quality of care.
The H4+ will be present in three panels: Innovation, Maternal death surveillance and response (MDSR) and the High Burden Country Initiative on Midwifery workforce.
UNFPA and UNICEF have contributed to the funding of this conference with a goal of increasing scholarships. More than 700 participants are expected to attend the event, which is co-sponsored by Management and Development for Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the Maternal Health Task Force at the Harvard School of Public Health , Boston, USA.