Helga Fogstad is the executive director of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and brings to the position a wealth of experience in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health related issues. She has 30 years of diverse experience in public health and has worked many years in developing countries at sub-national and national levels, as well as at international level within multilateral and bilateral agencies.
We are armed with the knowledge to end preventable deaths among all women, children, and adolescents; why are we still seeing distressingly high mortality rates among these populations?