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SAFE MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS: A LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) Barcelona, Spain June 28 – July 3, 2015 Workshop Book ©Paola de Grenet 2 Welcome Dear Participants, Welcome, and thank you for joining us in Barcelona for the 1st edition of Safe Mothers and Newborns. Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality: A Leadership Workshop, a collaborative effort between the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Center of Excellence in Women and Children Health/Aga Khan University (AKU). In this first edition of the workshop, we are privileged to have a distinguished group of lecturers, who are global leaders in maternal, newborn, child and reproductive health. They will share their knowledge, insights and experience with you on the current situation of women’s and children’s health and the most critical strategies that need to be in place to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity. While we are delighted to be joined by such a outstanding faculty, we know that much of the richness of this workshop will come from you, our first cohort of participants. You, as current and emerging leaders in this field, carry out the actual policy, programmatic and advocacy work that is needed to advance women’s and children’s health now, and will continue doing so in the settings that need it most. We know we will learn from your insights and experiences. Again, welcome. We look forward to an exciting and productive week ahead. Best, Prof. Clara Menéndez Prof. Ana Langer Prof. Zulfiqar Bhutta Director, Maternal, Child Director, Maternal Health Founding Director, Center and Reproductive Health Task Force / Women and of Excellence in Women and Initiative Health Initiative Children Health / Barcelona Institute for Harvard T.H. Chan School of Aga Khan University Global Health (ISGlobal) Public Health 3 PRACTICAL DETAILS 4 SAFE MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS: A LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP · BARCELONA (28 June – 3 July, 2015) The workshop will take place at the: CaixaForum Barcelona Av. de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8 08038 Barcelona http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/caixaforumbarcelona/elcentro_es.html ACCOMODATION · BARCELONA Participants and faculty will stay at: Hotel Ayre Gran Vía Gran Vía de Les Corts Catalanes, 322-324 08004, Barcelona - Spain Tel.: +34 93 3675500 http://www.ayrehoteles.com/en/hotel-gran-via/ WORKSHOP REGISTRATION Participants can register and pick up their workshop materials on Saturday, 28 July from 4 to 6 pm in the hotel lobby or on Sunday, 29 from 2 to 3:45 pm in the front desk next to Room 1 (Aula 1) on the 2nd floor of CaixaForum where the Opening event of the workshop will take place. LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ·BARCELONA The CaixaForum Barcelona, which hosts the Workshop and side events, is within 5 minutes walking distance of the Hotel Ayre Gran Vía Barcelona (see map). The workshop welcome and closing receptions, and the side event on Monday (World Bank report presentation and networking reception) will be held at CaixaForum outdoor patio. (See Social Events for more information). The group dinner will be at La Fitora restaurant in the Olympic Port area of Barcelona. Transportation from/to the hotel to the restaurant will be organized. A bus will be departing from the Hotel Ayre at 8 pm and will be returning to the hotel at 10:30 pm. For other local transportation needs, Barcelona has an excellent integrated network of public transportation, including metro, tramvia, buses and regional trains. Various types of multi-trip metro cards are available for purchase from machines in metro stations and press stands. More information is available here: http://www.tmb.cat/en/home. 5 Yellow and black Barcelona taxis are available on the street or at taxi stands: http://www.taxibarcelona.cat/. Taxis can also be ordered by phone from companies such as Taxi Class (+34) 34 933 07 07 07 or http://www.taxiclassrent.com/. Airport Transfers: Participants are responsible for arranging their own airport transfers to and from the hotel. Getting to the center of Barcelona is an easy ride from the Barcelona Airport. You can travel from the airport by bus AEROBUS (From the airport to Plaça Espanya every 5 min (from Terminal 1) and every 10 min (from Terminal 2; 5.90 euros one way or 11.80 both ways payable in cash or by credit card), by train (2.00 euros one way) or taxi (30 euros approximately). The easiest way to reach the Hotel Ayre Gran Vía is to take the AEROBUS until Plaça Espanya (first stop) and then walk back Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes street 3 minutes on the same sidewalk (see Map & Locations below). INTERNET Internet access is included at the workshop hotel and venue. Where necessary, access codes will be provided. SOCIAL EVENTS Workshop participants are invited to some social events during the week, including: Opening and welcome reception Date and Time: Sunday, June 28 from 16:00h onwards Location: CaixaForum Room 1 (2nd floor) and Outdoor patio (Carrers Modernistes on 1st floor) World Bank report presentation and networking reception Date and Time: Monday, June 29 from 18:30h onwards Location: CaixaForum Room 1 (2nd floor) and reception at Outdoor patio (1st Floor) Group dinner Date and Time: Thursday, July 2 at 20:30h Location: La Fitora restaurant Moll de Gregal, 18 - 19 | Port Olímpic 08005 Barcelona +34 932212243 http://www.lafitora.com/eng/ *A bus will depart at 20:00h from the Hotel. Global Health annual lecture and closing reception Date and Time: Friday, July 3 at 16:30h Location: CaixaForum Auditorium (ground floor) and reception at Outdoor patio (Carrers Modernistes on 1st Floor) 6 MEALS Participants will be offered breakfast at their hotel and coffee breaks and lunch every day at the workshop venue. Halal food will be provided 2 days during the workshop, and vegetarian options will be available every day. Pork will not be served during the entire week. For those participants observing Ramadan, packed meals as well as thermo bottles will be available during coffee breaks and lunch time, for their convenience. On Sunday June 28th there will be a welcome cocktail at 6.30 p.m. at Caixaforum, after the Opening of the workshop. On June 29th there will be a cocktail at 8 p.m. also at Caixaforum, after the side event. A group dinner will be held in the Olympic Port area on July 2nd at 8.30 p.m. Busses will leave the hotel at 8 p.m. and will return at 10:30 pm. On July 3rd there will be a farewell cocktail from 6 p.m. onwards at Caixaforum. The area surrounding the workshop venue and hotel in Barcelona offers a wide variety of cafes, bars and restaurants for meals not included in the workshop. Moreover you can search for restaurants and book reservations via the Web sites like: http://www.eltenedor.es or http://www.atrapalo.com. Markets and Supermarkets: There are plenty of markets and supermarkets available in the area around the hotel and the workshop venue. Among others you will find: In Barcelona… Las Arenas shopping centre Barcelona on Plaza Espanya is a former bullring into a shopping mall. Las Arenas has brand name shops, cafes, tapas bars and restaurants. A Mercadona supermarket and a Veritas market, which features organic (bio) foods can be found on the bottom floor. On the free Arenas skywalk roof terrace you can enjoy panoramic views of Montjuic hill and Barcelona and more restaurants. Opening times. Shopping mall: Las Arenas Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 22:00. Restaurants: Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a 00:30. Friday and Saturday: 10:00 to 02:30. Sunday: 10:00 to 01:30. Las Arenas shopping centre Plaça d'Espanya, 08014, Barcelona http://www.arenasdebarcelona.com Sants or also Creu Coberta street is the main street in the neighbourhood of Sants, claimed to be Europe's longest commercial road with plenty of shops, cafes and restaurants. Sants Market, the modernist building that protrudes above the rows of shops that line Sants street, houses a large number of food stalls. Opening times: Monday to Thursday, from 7.30am to 2.30pm. Friday, from 7.30am to 8.30pm. Saturday, from 7.30am to 3pm. Sunday closed. Sants Market: Carrer de Sant Jordi, 6 08028 Barcelona http://www.mercatsbcn.com/ 7 Montjuic district attractions include: (within 5-15 minutes walking distance from the hotel or workshop venue) The Poble Espanyol, conceived as a real village, is a selection of full-scale replicas of buildings from different regions of Spain is an open-air Spanish architectural museum where visitors enjoy strolling around its squares, streets and gardens. It hosts a wide variety of cultural activities, restaurants and handicraft shops (e.g. glass, ceramics, leather, jewelry, etc.) made by the craftsmen that regularly work in the Poble Espanyol workshops. Poble Espanyol Avda. Francesc Ferrer i Guardia, 13 08038 Barcelona http://www.poble-espanyol.com/en The Magic Fountains of Montjuïc is a fountain located at the head of Avenida Maria Cristina on Plaza Espanya, just in front of the National Art Museum of Catalonia. Built by the architect Carles Buïgas for the International Exhibition of 1929, the fountains attract tourists in Barcelona with a spectacle of light, water and music. Timetable: Thursday to Sunday from 9pm to 11:30pm. (Music show: at 9pm/9:30pm/10pm/10:30pm/11pm). Magic Fountains of Montjuïc Plaça de Carles Buïgas, s/n 08038 Montjuic, Barcelona http://www.bcn.cat/parcsijardins/fonts/EN/magica.html MNAC museum (National Art Museum of Catalonia) MNAC museum C/ Mirador Palau Nacional 6 08038 Montjuic, Barcelona http://www.museunacional.cat/en SHOPS In general, shops are open from 10:00h until 21:00h.