Built to Save Lives: Health Systems in a Time of Tough Choices

Join Management Sciences for Health, Project Hope, and mothers2mothers for an expert discussion on the lifesaving role of health systems.

Built to Save Lives: Health Systems in a Time of Tough Choices

Major cuts in global health funding are forcing policymakers, health workers, implementers, advocates, and local communities to make difficult choices—deciding which lifesaving services to scale back or cut entirely. In this climate, strong health systems are not a luxury; they are the foundation that determines whether people live or die.

At this year’s UN General Assembly, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), in partnership with Project Hope and mothers2mothers will convene a panel of experts to explore the often overlooked yet essential role of strong health systems in delivering lifesaving care across diverse contexts—from conflict zones to stable economies—and the risks of neglecting this critical work.

Reception to follow.

This event is supported by a generous gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation.

Speakers:

• Opening remarks: Marian W. Wentworth, President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health
• Keynote introduction: Dr. Muyi Aina, Executive Director/CEO National Primary Health Care Development Agency of Nigeria

• Scene Setting Remarks: Françoise Vanni, Director of External Relations and Communications, The Global Fund

• Moderator: Olumide Elegbe, Director of Partnerships Strategy, Management Sciences for Health

• Panelist: Dr. Anita Asiimwe, Portfolio Director, Management Sciences for Health, Former Minister of State for Health, Rwanda

• Panelist: Ilda Kuleba, Africa Director of Strategic Operations & Partnerships, mothers2mothers (m2m)

• Panelist: Jed Meline, Director of Policy & Advocacy, Project HOPE

• Panelist: Anamaria Bejar, Director of Public Policy Engagement, GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance
• Closing Remarks: Tenu Avafia, Deputy Executive Director, Unitaid