00:00What we want to talk about here at AVPM is the need for better partnerships among all
00:08these different stakeholders who are interested in sustainable and inclusive growth across
00:13the region and how we power that to get better outcomes.
00:17But specifically from UNFPA's perspective, we want to make sure that we get better outcomes
00:21for women and girls across the region.
00:24If you look at the area of maternal health, you have an unacceptable amount of preventable
00:29pregnancy related deaths that happen on a daily basis.
00:33Two women, or one, I beg your pardon, one woman every two minutes dying from a preventable
00:40pregnancy related death.
00:41That's unacceptable in 2025 and so we want to leverage better the type of investments
00:47that are required across the region so that we get better, sustainable maternal health
00:52outcomes.
00:53Ultimately, everybody benefits when we do that.
00:56You're absolutely right.
00:57And I think part of the reason is that we don't have sustainable financing and we don't
01:02have the kind of partnerships that are going to leverage the scale that we need to deliver
01:07in this.
01:08If you look at the underinvestments in maternal health, we're short one million midwives.
01:13There's a consistent underinvestment in maternal health.
01:18We're talking about these impacts in a region like Asia-Pacific where it is the most climate
01:26crisis related region in the world.
01:31And that results in having a direct impact on the maternal health, particularly of women
01:40who are pregnant.
01:41And it increases heat stress.
01:44It increases risk of stillbirth, preterm births, preeclampsia, which of course can be life-threatening.
01:54And the other thing is that you also have a rise in conflicts and disasters.
01:5860% globally of pregnancy related deaths that are preventable happen in fragile settings.
02:07So, you know, there is a lot more that still needs to happen.
02:11And what we need to do is close the gap in terms of the inequities that are and the inequalities
02:16that exist within countries.
02:18It's not about comparing country to country.
02:22It's about looking at who's being left behind in a particular country and how do we reach
02:27them.
02:28And very often, it's a her.
02:30You know, at UNEPA, we're bringing to bear a lot of evidence and data to tell the good
02:34story in terms of what good investments look like and also the return on investment when
02:40you invest in maternal health.
02:42So for every dollar that you invest in maternal health, you can get returns between 8 and 33
02:47US dollars.
02:49So to do that, we want to bring together a whole cast of stakeholders, government, private
02:55sector, philanthropics, so that we get a better mix of blended and catalytic financing that's
03:01going to give us more longer term sustainable investments in health system strengthening, better
03:08capacity building, but also very important to make sure that as we design all of these programs,
03:13we're listening to women.
03:15We're designing it with women from bottom up and not top down.
03:20You know, in this region, there's a lot of countries with still very high and acceptable
03:24rates of maternal mortality.
03:27And obviously, we want to, you know, target those with highest burden, highest need.
03:31And, you know, very often, these are countries that are not only affected by climate, but
03:36also affected by conflict.
03:37So we want to work with those, but we also want to recognize that there are inequalities
03:42when it comes to maternal health across the board.
03:45One death is a death too many.
03:47So we want to make sure that even in countries with lower rates of paternal mortality, that
03:53we get closer to achieving that precious zero.
03:56Because that's what we want to see zero preventable pregnancy related deaths.
04:01You know, what we're trying to achieve requires many different approaches.
04:06It requires, you know, very innovative catalytic financing, but it also requires us to look
04:14at things like the societal hurdles that are preventing us from making progress in maternal
04:21health.
04:22So what are the harmful social and gender norms that persist gender inequality across
04:28the board?
04:29And how do we engage with faith communities so that that young girl can understand her
04:34right to full bodily autonomy?
04:36And so I think we have endless possibilities.
04:40We know what works.
04:42We have the goodwill and intent on the part of many of these stakeholders.
04:46I think we need to come together better with more deliberate leadership.
04:50And I think we can definitely achieve these, you know, over the coming years.
05:20Yeah.
05:21Alright.
05:22And I think that we can achieve this.
05:22Okay.
05:22Oh.
05:23Don't rush me.
05:24Don't rush me.
05:25I'm feeling like that.
05:28Especially by really, we can't, you know.
05:29That's not my wife.
05:30You can hear my wife.
05:30You can hear her.
05:31You can hear your wife.
05:32Don't rush me.
05:33You can't hear it like that.
05:34Oh I've them be.
05:34Honor.
05:35I've,
05:36you know.
05:36You can hear it literally.
05:38Oh I know.
05:39That's not my wife.
05:39I've been expecting.
05:40Let's look for you.
05:40I've been doing.
05:42When the biopsy visits you.
05:43C'est impact me.
05:44I've been exploring.
05:45Not my wife.
05:46I've mentioned you.
05:47Uh I've been feeling.
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