Pediatric and Neonatal Global Health and Public Health Strategies

Pediatric and Neonatal Global Health and Public Health Strategies focuses on scalable, evidence-based interventions and system designs that improve child and newborn health at population level—especially in low- and middle-income settings. This session brings together global-health clinicians, public-health policymakers, implementation scientists, NGO leaders and community health workers to share successful large-scale programmes and pragmatic strategies for immunisation, neonatal survival, nutrition, infection control and emergency response. Presentations will examine integrated primary-care strengthening, community health worker models that close equity gaps, and implementation of essential newborn care packages that deliver measurable reductions in neonatal mortality. Special emphasis will be placed on maternal-newborn continuum approaches, including community-based perinatal education, facility readiness for basic emergency obstetric and newborn care, and referral networks that reduce delays to lifesaving interventions.

Implementation science modules will demonstrate how to adapt interventions to local systems: rapid cycle evaluation, adaptive cascade monitoring, and use of routine health information systems to track coverage and outcomes. Sessions will highlight vaccine introduction lessons—cold chain innovations, microplanning and community engagement—that are immediately transferable to other preventive programmes. Equity-focused panels will address strategies to reach marginalized populations: data disaggregation, culturally tailored messaging, and financing mechanisms that reduce out-of-pocket barriers. Case studies will showcase digital health tools for scale—SMS reminders, decision-support for community workers, and low-cost teleconsultation hubs—and discuss metrics for programmatic success beyond mortality, such as developmental surveillance uptake and health-seeking behaviour change.

Attendees will leave with operational toolkits: implementation roadmaps, monitoring dashboards, programmatic costing templates and checklists for facility and community readiness—resources that enable local adaptation while maintaining fidelity to evidence-based interventions.

Key Topics Covered

Community Health & Task-Shifting Models

  • Community health worker training, supervision and referral linkages
  • Task-shifting protocols for essential newborn care and outpatient management

Immunisation & Cold-Chain Innovations

  • Microplanning, outreach strategies and cold-chain technologies for remote settings
  • Community engagement models to address hesitancy and improve coverage

Facility Readiness & Referral Networks

  • Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care readiness checklists and resuscitation training
  • Referral transport networks and teleconsultation hubs to reduce delays to care

Measurement, Implementation & Equity

  • Routine HIS dashboards, rapid-cycle evaluation and disaggregated equity metrics
  • Financing models, user-fee removal strategies and targeted outreach for marginalized groups

Clinical Impact & Practical Takeaways

Reduced Neonatal Mortality
Essential newborn care packages and referral systems lower early-life mortality in high-burden settings.

Higher Immunisation Coverage
Microplanning and community engagement close vaccine gaps and improve herd immunity.

Stronger Primary Care Systems
Task-shifting and CHW integration expand reach and sustain routine child health services.

More Equitable Programs
Data-driven targeting and financing reforms increase service uptake among the most vulnerable.

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