13 Nov 2nd Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia
The 2nd Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia was held at CaixaForum in Madrid, Spain, from 26 to 27 April 2023. It not only built on the momentum generated by the first Global Forum in Barcelona in 2020 but also leveraged the attention of the pandemic to argue for urgent actions to reduce child pneumonia deaths. These include full coverage of the pneumonia-fighting vaccines (e.g., PCV, pertussis, Hib, and measles), reductions in wasting, improvements in air quality, as well as rapid access to diagnosis and treatment with antibiotics and oxygen as part of strong primary health care systems.
The two-day event served as a platform for 38 new and ambitious political commitments to accelerate introduction and scale up of these lifesaving interventions. Representatives from the Spanish Government, leading health ministry officials from countries with high burdens of child pneumonia,* donor governments, foundations, NGOs, companies, and academic institutions came together in-person to rejuvenate the fight to reduce child pneumonia deaths and boost national child survival progress.
The 2nd Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia was supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with UNICEF and the organizations who co-hosted the inaugural Global Forum.
*Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and South Sudan
Find out more about the 2nd Global Forum here.
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PROGRAM
26-27 April 2023, CaixaForum Madrid
8:30
VIDEO
8:35
FACILITATOR
- Ms Theo Sowa, Women’s and Children’s Rights Activist
8:45
OPENING
Welcome
- Her Royal Highness the Infanta Cristina of Spain, Director, International Division, ”la Caixa” Foundation and President, Board of Trustees, ISGlobal
- Dr Keith Klugman, Director, Pneumonia and Pandemic Preparedness, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Mr Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, President, UNICEF Spain
- Mr Antón Leis Garcia, Director, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)
9:10
STORY
Baby Bashir’s Story
- Dr Adamu Isah, INSPIRING Project, Save the Children, Nigeria
9:20
IN CONVERSATION
Investing in women and girls and Sustainable Development Goal 3.2
- Ms Theo Sowa and Ms Rebeca Gyumi, Executive Director, Msichana
9:30
NATIONAL CHILD SURVIVAL PROGRESS
The countdown to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal
Moderator: Dr Dyness Kasungami, Director, Child Health Task Force
- Dr Boladale Alonge, Director of Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria
- Mr Ahmed Yusuf Abdulle, Director General, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Somalia
- Dr Sumita Ghosh, Additional Commissioner In Charge of Child Health, Federal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
- Dr Quinhas Fernandes, National Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Mozambique
Moderator: Professor Mariam Sylla, Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Gabriel Touré, Mali
- Dr Souleymane Traoré, General Secretary, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Mali
- Dr Mohamed Lamine Yansané, General Secretary, Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, Guinea
- Dr Liliane Gounabou, Technical Adviser to the Minister of Health, Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, Burkina Faso
- Dr Amina Inoua, Deputy Director General of Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Chad
10:45
BREAK
11:15
CHILD HEALTH AND MORTALITY PREVENTION SURVEILLANCE (CHAMPS)
The revolution in understanding the causes of child death
Moderator: Dr Quique Bassat, ISGlobal and CHAMPS Co-Principal Investigator, Mozambique
- Dr Sana Mahtab, Senior Program Manager, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- Dr Ima-Abasi Bassey, Lead Pathologist, CHAMPS, Sierra Leone
- Dr Nega Assefa, Associate Professor of Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
11:45
IDENTIFYING THE CHILDREN AT GREATEST RISK
The threats of malnutrition, air pollution, low birth weight and poor hygiene
Moderator: Dr Nanthalile Mugala, Chief of the Africa Region, PATH
- Dr Neguemadji Ngardig Ngaba, Researcher, Therapeutic Nutritional Unit, Chad-China Friendship Hospital
- Dr Ruzka Taruc, Lead, Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE), Indonesia
- Dr Hama Abdoulaye Diallo, Professor of Epidemiology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso
- Dr Gizela Azambuja, Head of Family Health, Ministry of Health, Mozambique
- Professor Abdirisak Dalmar, President and CEO, Somali Research and Development Institute (SORDI), Somalia
12:45-2:00
LUNCH
1:00
LUNCH & LEARN SESSION (Room Aula 1)
EMPOWERED MOTHERS AND CHILD SURVIVAL
The powerful impact of maternal education, incomes and agency
Moderator: Ms Micheline Kaboré, Executive Director, Pananetugri Initiative for the Well-Being of Women, Burkina Faso
- Professor Hadiza Galadanci, Founding Director, African Centre of Excellence in Population Health and Policy, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
- Professor Shally Awasthi, Department of Pediatrics, King George’s Medical College, India
- Ms Chika Offor, Executive Director, Vaccine Network for Disease Control, Nigeria
2:00
AFRICA’S NEW PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
What does it mean for child survival?
Keynotes:
- Professor Julio Rakotonirina, Director, Health and Humanitarian Affairs Directorate, African Union Commission (video)
- Dr Mohammed Abdulaziz, Head Disease Control and Prevention Division, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Dr Sartie Kenneh, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone
2:15
THE VITAL ROLE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Increasing access to integrated health services to protect, prevent, diagnose, and treat common childhood illnesses
Moderator: Dr Githinji Gitahi, CEO, AMREF Health Africa
- Dr Bakunawa Garba Bello, Disease Control and Immunization, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Nigeria
- Ms Ulrike Gilbert, Health Advisor, Western and Central Africa Regional Office, UNICEF
- Dr Amadou Sidibé, Director of iCCM, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Mali
- Dr Mohamed Karl-Anicet Kpoda, Director of Health, Center North Region, Burkina Faso
- Dr Dieney Fadima Kaba, National Director of Family Health and Nutrition, Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, Guinea
3:30
BREAK
4:00
ULTRA RAPID ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
The Muso model
- Dr Djoumé Diakité, Country Director, Muso, Mali
4:15
ESSENTIAL TOOLS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA
The critical role of pulse oximetry and oxygen
Moderator: Ms Marine Vignon, Director, Project AIRE, Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)
- Dr Awa Mien, Medical Doctor, Health and Family Department, Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso
- Dr Youma Sall Coulibaly, Technical Advisor, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Mali
- Dr Djidita Hagré, Head of Pediatrics, Mother and Child Hospital, N’Djamena, Chad
- Dr Marta Lado, Senior Health and Policy Advisor Infectious Disease, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Partners in Health, Sierra Leone
5:15
DIFFERENTIATING MALARIA FROM PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN
Are we making any progress?
Moderator: Professor Mandy Kader Konde, Executive Director, Health and Sustainable Development Foundation (FOSAG), Chair, Guinea NITAG
- Dr Sophie Uyoga, Research Scientist, KEMRI-Wellcome, Kenya
- Dr Jean Fidèle Ilunga, Head of Child Health and Director, National Program for the Fight Against Pneumonia (PNIRA), Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Democratic Republic of Congo
5:45
SPECIAL VIDEO MESSAGE
- Dr Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
5:50
NEW COMMITMENTS
Foundations and Companies
- Dr Valentina Picot, Head of Acute Respiratory Infections Research, Mérieux Foundation
- Dr Grant Aaron, Vice President, Global Health, Masimo
- Dr Bernard Olayo, Founder and Chair, Hewatele
- Mr Xavier Rigolot, General Manager, Foundation, Air Liquide
- Ms Alex Losneanu, Innovation Lead, Brink
6:00
CLOSING
FACILITATOR
6:10
ENDS
6:30
EVENING RECEPTION
NuBel, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía C. de Argumosa, 43, 28012 Madrid
NEW COMMITMENTS
Forum Partners
- Dr Pavani Ram, Chief, Child Health and Immunization, USAID
- Ms Jessica Winn, Global Goal Team Leader, Health and Nutrition, Save the Children
- Dr Nanthalile Mugala, Chief of Africa Region, PATH
- Mr Zachary Katz, Vice President, Essential Medicines, Clinton Health Access Initiative
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Day 2
8:45
FACILITATOR
Welcome Back
9:00
THE POWER OF VACCINES
Partnering to increase coverage of the pneumonia-fighting vaccines
Moderator: Dr Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri, National Coordinator, African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) Nigeria, Chair Gavi CSO Steering Committee
Panel 1:
- Dr Ubah Farah Ahmed, Family Health Advisor, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Somalia and Dr Mohamed Bobe, Health Technical Specialist (ICCM), Save the Children, Somalia
- Dr Khadidja Amadeye Abgrene, Director of Reproductive Health, Ministry of Public Health, Chad and Dr Dickson Awah, Country Director, Malaria Consortium
- Dr Gassim Cissé, National Coordinator, Expanded Program of Immunization, Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, Guinea and Dr Lassané Kaboré, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH
Panel 2:
- Dr Prima Yosephine, Director of Immunisation Management, Ministry of Health, Indonesia and Dr Atiek Anartati, Country Director, Clinton Health Access Initiative
- Dr Sumita Ghosh, Additional Commissioner In Charge of Child Health, Federal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India and Dr Nassor Mohamed, Senior Immunization Technical Officer, John Snow, Inc. (JSI)
- Dr Aimé Cikomola, Director, Expanded Program on Immunisation, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Democratic Republic of Congo and Mr Amine El Mourid, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
10:00
SUPPORTING PNEUMONIA VACCINE INTRODUCTION
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF
- Dr Adetokunbo Oshin, Director, High Impact Countries, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Dr Ephrem Tekle Lemango, Chief of Immunization, UNICEF (video)
10:15
NEW APPROACHES TO REACHING ZERO-DOSE CHILDREN IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
The Zero-Dose Immunization Program (ZIP)
Moderator: Dr Chizoba Wonodi, Nigeria Country Director, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Mr Shiferaw Dechasa Demissie, Project Director, Gavi REACH, Horn of Africa, International Rescue Committee
- Dr Oumar Diallo, Secretariat Deputy Director, Raise 4 Sahel, World Vision US
10:45
BREAK
11:15
MAKING VACCINES ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE
Effective strategies to expand coverage
Moderator: Dr Raji Tajudeen, Head, Division of Public Health Institutes and Research, Africa CDC
- Dr Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration and Trade Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa
- Dr Neily Zakiyah, Health Economist, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
- Mr Masood Alam, Head Strategic Planning, Commercial Development, Emerging Markets, Serum Institute of India
- Professor Fiona Russell, Lead, Asia-Pacific Health Research, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia
- Ms Miriam Alía, Vaccination and Outbreak Response Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
11:45
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) VACCINES
The case for introduction
- Dr Padmini Srikantiah, Deputy Director, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Strategy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
12:15
THE PIPELINE OF NEXT-GENERATION PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES
Who will get access?
Moderator: Dr Keith Klugman, Director of Pneumonia and Pandemic Preparedness, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Ms Veronica Denti, Senior Programme Manager, Vaccine Programmes, Gavi
- Mr Mathieu Poirier, Global Commercial Access Programs Lead, Pfizer
- Mr Yves Leurquin, CEO, Inventprise
1:00
HOW TO ACHIEVE SDG 3.2
Lessons from Indonesia
- Dr Amich Alhumami, Deputy Minister for Human Development, Society, and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia
1:15-2:30
LUNCH
1:30
LUNCH & LEARN SESSION (Room Aula 1)
NEXT GENERATION PNEUMONIA RESEARCHERS
Investing in researchers and institutions based in low- and middle-income countries
Moderator: Dr Yasir Bin Nisar, Medical Officer, World Health Organization
- Dr Justina Bramugy, Medical Doctor, The Manhiça Health Research Centre, Mozambique
- Dr Barsha Pathak, Research Scientist and Young Investigator, Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, India
- Dr Annick Sidibé, Immunization and Surveillance Technical Advisor, Jhpiego, Burkina Faso
- Ms Yenenesh Tilahun, Data-to-Action Coordinator, CHAMPS, Ethiopia
2:30
ANTIBIOTIC ACCESS IN AN ERA OF EXCESS
How to ensure children with pneumonia are properly treated
Moderator: Ms Yewedalem (Yodi) Tesfaye, Associate Director, Results for Development, Ethiopia
- Dr Chad Centner, Technical Officer, Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization
- Professor Cissy Kartasasmita, Director, Center for Collaborative Research on Acute Respiratory Infection, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
- Dr Zemene Tigabu, Director, Enhanced Management of Pneumonia in Community (EMPIC) Study, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
- Ms Jane Briggs, Senior Principal Technical Advisor, USAID-Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program, USA
3:00
FINANCING CHILD SURVIVAL
The role of national governments, development banks, bilateral donors and global health agencies
Moderator: Ms Jingyi Song, Health Program, ELMA Philanthropies
- Dr Nicholas Furtado, Advisor, Medical Oxygen and Respiratory Care, The Global Fund
- Ms Carolina Kwok, Associate Director, Global Health Innovation, Grand Challenges Canada
- Mr Robert Matiru, Director of Programmes, Unitaid
- Mr Bruno Rivalan, Lead Donor Relations & Strategy, Global Financing Facility
- Ms Gabriella Fesus, Directorate General for International Partnerships, European Commission (video)
4:00
BREAK
4:30
THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN PNEUMONIA CONTROL
Celebrating 15 years of the Alliance for Child Vaccination
Moderator: Ms Monica Bail, Business Banking Transformation Manager, CaixaBank Business Banking
- Her Royal Highness the Infanta Cristina of Spain, Director of the International Division, ”la Caixa” Foundation and President of the Board of Trustees of ISGlobal
- Mr Guillaume Grosso Director, Sovereign & Private Sector Engagement, Donor Relations & Campaigns, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Mr Joe Cerrell, Managing Director, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Mr Alfonso Jiménez, Chief Research & Innovation Officer, GO fit LAB
5:00
THE INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Child Health Call to Action and Commitment
- Dr Naveen Thacker, President, International Pediatric Association (IPA)
5:10
NEW COMMITMENTS
Governments
- Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and South Sudan
5:45
CLOSING
Releasing the 2nd Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia Declaration
- Ms Ariadna Bardolet, Director of International Programmes, ”la Caixa” Foundation
- Dr Gail Rodgers, Deputy Director Pneumonia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Ms Cristian Munduate, Representative in Nigeria, UNICEF
- Mr Borja Luis Cabezón Royo, Ambassador for Global Health, Spanish Government
6:10
FACILITATOR
- Ms Theo Sowa
6:20
CLOSING VIDEO AND FINALE
- All commitment-makers
6:30
ENDS
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