Women's right to health in fragile contexts

Finland supports the right to health in fragile contexts and focuses largely on services for women and girls. This seminar introduces Finland's partners work in Somalia and Afghanistan and gives an update on the She Decides initiative.

Programme

9.00 Welcome words by Member of Parliament and Chair of All-Party-Parliamentary-Group on Population and Development Ms. Hanna Sarkkinen

9.15 Opening words by Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Mr. Kai Mykkänen

9.30 Case Somalia: Minister of Health and Social Care Ms. Fawziya Abiikar Nur

10.00 Case Afghanistan: Country Director for Marie Stopes International Afghanistan Mr. Farhad Javid

10.30 Coffee

11.00 Discussion, moderated by the Director General of the Department for Development Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ms. Satu Santala

We kindly ask you to confirm your participation in the seminar at the very latest on Friday 1 September by email to: sanna.kotiranta(at)vaestoliitto.fi.

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