Organised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Children’s Health, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives

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.

**FREE TO ATTEND**

13.30 – 13.45 GMT Welcome and Opening Address

Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK

Professor Terence Stephenson, President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK

Professor Cathy Warwick, Secretary General, Royal College of Midwives, UK

13.45 – 14.05 GMT Climate change and impact on Women’s Health in the Developing World

Prof Mala Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, of PHFI

14.05 – 14.15 GMT Discussion

14.15 – 14.35 GMT Climate change on Maternal Health

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

14.35 – 14.45 GMT

Discussion

14.45 – 15.05 GMT Climate change on Children’s Health

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

15.05 – 15.15 Discussion

15.15 – 15.45 P.M. The activity of NHS to combat climate change

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

15.45 – 16.30 P.M. Discussion

Conclusion : Awareness, Advocacy and Pledge by you and your organisation

For more details and to register click HERE