Malawi Summit on Child Wellness
Malawi Summit on Child Wellness
October 2013
For nearly a decade, Accordia has convened an annual leadership-level summit to explore forward-minded opportunities to improve health in sub-Saharan Africa and the world. This year, we co-hosted the Accordia Global Health Summit Series with our colleagues at the University of Malawi. We focused on ways to improve child wellness in resource-limited settings through better integrated, multi-sectoral, and preventive approaches to children's care and development.
The Malawi Summit on Child Wellness convened a select group of global leaders in pediatric health as well as the essential surrounding disciplines of agriculture, labor, and education. Participants included acknowledged experts in comprehensive prevention and wellness programs. Outcomes and insights from the summit will inform our collective strategy to establish and sustain an institute for child wellness at the University of Malawi.
The Accordia Global Health Summit Series is an invitation-only meeting, convening highly accomplished global leaders for candid, exploratory conversations about new ways to address strategic challenges to improve health around the world. Past summit topics have included: strategies to effectively build individual and institutional health leadership in Africa; ways to better measure and demonstrate the comprehensive impact of advances in global health programming approaches; and new sustainability equations for the long-term success of African-owned health institutions and centers of excellence.
Organizers are analyzing output and insights from the summit’s deliberations to inform the shared vision and strategic plan for the proposed child wellness institute. The meeting report is expected to be available in January. Now stakeholders are turning their attention to raising funds for the center.
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We thank our generous supporters who make Accordia's work in Malawi possible: The Sheila C Johnson Foundation, Friess Family Foundation/Water Missions International, Michigan State University, Pfizer Inc, and Willow Springs Charitable Trust Foundation.
