(C) World Health Organization This story was originally published by World Health Organization and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . WHO at Women Deliver 2023 [1] [] Date: 2023-07-16 Recognizing the critical importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender equality and people’s universal right to health, WHO and HRP are participating in the Women Deliver 2023 conference taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, 17-20 July, 2023. This event takes place every three years, convened by Women Deliver, a global advocacy network championing gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women. The 2023 theme is: Creating Spaces, Solidarity, and Solutions. Meet the WHO team at booth number S-52 in the Square Tent at the Kigali Convention Centre and join in on the activities below which are either organized by WHO and partners, or feature WHO experts. Find the right WHO and HRP tools At Women Deliver 2023, find the right WHO and HRP tools to help you in your work to advance health, rights and gender equality for all. SRHR Resource Finder – side with science! Sunday 16 July Care and the Health Workforce 08:30-17:00 – Pre-Conference: Location: Kigali Serena Hotel (invite only) Hosts: Women Deliver WHO speaker: Dr Shakira Choonara “Thinking Outside the Docs”: Non-Health Sector Linkages with Education, Economic Empowerment, Climate Change and Family Planning & Sexual and Reproductive Health 09:00-17:00 – Pre-Conference: (Reception to follow) Location: Ubumwe Grand Hotel, Room TBD Hosts: WHO/IBP Network and Share-Net International Open to all including those not registered for Women Deliver Register: Use this link by 12 July to register. Scaling Up Actions to End Preventable Maternal Deaths: Linkages with Family Planning, Safe Abortion Care and the Health Workforce” 09:00-12:30 – Pre-conference Location: Kigali Marriot Hotel Ballroom (limited space available) Host: UNFPA WHO Speaker: Dr Pascale Allotey Monday 17 July Preventing and responding to violence against women: from evidence to action 09:00-12:30 – Pre-Conference Location: Ubumwe Grande Hotel, Room Kivu 1&2 Hosts: WHO and UN Women More information (Registration is full) Tuesday 18 July Gender equality in the era of multiple crises 08:30-10:00 – Plenary Location: Kigali Convention Centre Hosts: Women Deliver WHO Speaker: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (by video) Fighting the gender pay gap in the health and care sector 09:30-11:00 – Concurrent Session Location: Kigali Convention Centre, MH3.1 Hosts: EPIC (ILO/OECD/UN Women) Canada, WHO WHO Speaker: Dr Michelle McIsaac 10:00-12:00 – Booth session (S-52): Learn more about the WHO/IBP Network 12:00-14:00 – Booth session (S-52): Violence against women prevention and response: Evidence-based tools Abortion is health care: UHC best practices from politics to provision 13:30-15:00 – Concurrent Session Location: Kigali Convention Centre, M1.1. Hosts: SheDecides for GSAD WHO Speaker: Dr Bela Ganatra 14:00-15:30 – Booth session (S-52) – Decolonizing birth: Showcasing PAHO’s culturally safe birth tool 15:30-18:00 – Booth session (S-52) – Let’s talk about sex! WHO’s Health for All Film Festival: winning stories of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) 15:30-16:00 – Arts & Film Festival, special collection Location: Kigali Convention Centre Hosts: Women Deliver/WHO WHO Speaker: Dr Pascale Allotey A comprehensive approach to FGM prevention and care 17:30-19:00 – Side Event Location: Kigali Convention Centre, AD12.1 Hosts: WHO WHO Speaker: Dr Christina Pallitto 20 years of the Maputo Protocol: Celebrating gains for abortion rights and access in Africa 17:30-19:00 – Side Event Location: Kigali Convention Centre, AD10.2 Hosts: Le centre ODAS, Africa Coalition for Safe Abortion, ACHPR WHO will present key findings The Forward Fight: Our Global Work for Reproductive Rights 19:30-21:00 – Reception Location: Kigali Marriot Hotel – Muhazi and Virunga Room (invite only) Hosts: Center for Reproductive Rights WHO Speaker: Dr Pascale Allotey Energizing Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for Gender Responsive UHC 19:30-21:00 – Side Event Location: Kigali Convention Centre, Room AD11 Hosts: The Alliance for Gender Equality and Universal Health Coverage WHO Speaker: Dr Michelle McIsaac Destigmatising women’s health: Collaborative action to tackle stigma in women’s health globally 19:30-21:00 – Side Event Location: Ubumwe Grande Hotel Hosts: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists WHO Speaker: Dr Anna Coates Wednesday 19 July Coming up Roses – Cultivating Donor Support for Gender Equality 07:00-08:30 – Side Event Location: Kigali Convention Centre, AD10.1 Hosts: Chroma Collective WHO Speaker: Evelyn Boy-Mena 09:00-10:00 – Booth session (S-52): SRHR-UHC Learning by Sharing Portal 10:00-11:00 – Booth session (S-52): The best-kept secret in SRHR research: who is HRP? Meet Director Dr Pascale Allotey 11:00-12:00 – Booth session (S-52): Showcasing the new sex and gender resources for research hub Feminist solutions to addressing inequities and discrimination for enhanced health outcomes 10:45-12:00 – Virtual. Register at wd2023virtual.org Hosts: WHO, GNP/GCM, George Institute for Global Health WHO Speaker: Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Dr Svetlana Axelrod Beyond our reproductive potential: the future of women’s sexual health 13:30-15:00 – Concurrent Session Location: Kigali Convention Centre, MH3.2 Hosts: WHO WHO Speaker: Dr Lianne Gonsalves Thursday 20 July 08:30-10:00 – Booth session (S-52): Masculinities and SRHR: Is it more than engaging men and boys 10:00-12:00 – Booth session (S-52):Two sessions on abortion [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/16/default-calendar/who-at-women-deliver-2023 Published and (C) by World Health Organization Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/who/