Climate Change: Impact on Women and Children

Joint RCOG/RCPCH/RCM Meeting

This meeting shall be shown by video-conference at four venues simultaneously around the globe. 

Please note that the conference is not available to view over the internet. You will need to be present at one of the venues to take part.

**FREE TO ATTEND**

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For any queries regarding this event, please contact:
Kim Helm
Tel: +44 (0)20 7772 6468
Email: khelm@rcog.org.uk

Please note that the RCOG are only handling bookings to attend the conference in the UK.  Booking at the other venues will be managed locally and we hope to be able to provide details of local contacts for registration here shortly.

Venues

• RCOG, London, UK

• World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland

• University of Cape Town, South Africa

• LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

Speakers to include

• Dr David Pencheon, Director, NHS Sustainable Development Unit, UK

• Professor Mala Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, of PHFI

• Dr Monir Islam, Director, Department of Making Pregnancy Safer, World Health Organisation, Switzerland

• Professor Louis Reynolds, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Cape Town, South Africa

‘Women and Health: today's evidence, tomorrow's agenda' - the recent report published by the WHO - spells out the calamity of women's health across the globe. Climate Change will certainly exacerbate the current situation, with the most vulnerable population being women and children from the developing world. Health is intrinsically linked to environmental change and now is the time to take action.

The RCOG, RCPCH and RCM are actively committed to upholding the principles of the Climate and Health Council and are organising an event on 12 March 2010 to discuss the impact of Climate Change on maternal and child health in the developed and the developing world. Of the public sector in the UK, the NHS contributes to nearly 25% of carbon emissions; therefore the ways and means of reducing this will also be addressed.

A panel of international speakers from Cape Town, Geneva, Hyderabad and London will discuss the issues via video conference. Please join us on 12th March 2010 at 1.30pm GMT at one of the venues.