Join NEST360 at IMNHC 2026 from March 23 to 26 as we unite with governments, global, regional, and local partners, and key stakeholders to elevate country-led partnerships, share proven implementation tools, showcase impact, and champion going faster together for more investment in newborn care.
Faster Together for Investment, Implementation, and Impact
Our multidisciplinary alliance, working in partnership with hospitals, governments, educational institutions, professional societies, and national NGOs, will be sharing proven interventions, lessons, and insights on building sustainable health systems and empowering local healthcare teams across Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania to deliver lifesaving care for vulnerable newborns.
Our sessions and engagements will highlight:
IMPACT | Mortality change is possible, faster, with partnerships across disciplines with government and applying a systems approach
IMPLEMENT | Proven tools can accelerate change for every newborn
INVEST | Neonatal care is a high-value investment with long-term returns
NEST360 key themes during the conference include
- Improving quality of care for small and sick newborn
- Scaling evidence-based interventions in low-resource settings
- Strengthening health systems and workforce capacity
- Using locally owned data for decision-making and accountability
- Advancing country-led, sustainable solutions
Visit Our Booth | Number 26
Visit the NEST360 Expo Booth (number 26) throughout the conference to connect with country teams from Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania, explore tools such as newborn technologies, our data dashboard, and the Newborn Toolkit, and learn more about our work. Bring your questions, your ideas, or a challenge for discussion; our team is ready to listen, collaborate, and connect on practical tools that scale.
Our Sessions
NEST360 will actively contribute across multiple sessions at IMNHC 2026, including pre-conference events, panels, oral abstracts, and the Innovation Marketplace.
Pre-Conference Sessions | Monday, March 23
Time: 08:00-10:30
Location: Ballroom 2
Presenters: Joy Lawn, Queen Dube, Gagan Gupta, Jean-Pierre Monet, Tashrik Ahmed, & Mona Sharan
Every Woman, Every Newborn, Everywhere: Unlocking Access to Quality MNH Products
Time: 08:15 – 14:15
Location: Ballroom 3
Presenters: Danica Kumara, Kara Palamountain, & George Banda
Commitment to Impact: Kenya’s Journey to Ending Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths
Time: 09:00 – 13:00
Location: Boardroom 23
Lead: Josephine Karori
Time: 11:00 – 13:30
Location: Boardroom 22
Presenters: Queen Dube, Joy Lawn, Msandeni Chiume, Samuel Ngwala, Claudel Sebaganwa, Minnie Kibore, Antensay Amare, Christine Bohne, Ahmad Makuwani, & Eric Ohuma
Day 1 | Tuesday, March 24
All Day | Visit the NEST360 Expo Booth (number 26)
Time: All Day
Location: Expo Hall
Hosted by: Ethiopia Team
Financing Maternal and Newborn Healthcare in a Changing Global Landscape
Time: 14:00 – 17:15
Location: Boardroom 23
Contributor: NEST360 team (with GFF), Supriya Madhaven, Dr. Alison Morgan, & Cicely Thomas
Day 2 | Wednesday, March 25
Staffing Strategies for Quality MNH Care
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Location: Boardroom 23
Moderator: Mbozu Sipalo
Abstract: Nurse-to-baby ratios for high-quality newborn care
Presenters: Abdulazeez Imama, Rebecca Penzias, & Anne Gitimu
Parallel Sessions | Wednesday 12:30 – 13:30
Clinical Outcomes in NEST360 Hospitals (Kenya)
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Location: Ballroom 2
Presenters: Rebecca Penzias, Levis Otondi, Mwanamvua Iddi Boga
Biomedical Engineering Training & Newborn Survival (Nigeria)
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Location: Boardroom 23
Presenters: Rebecca Penzias, Levis Otondi, Mwanamvua Iddi Boga
Transforming Neonatal Care in Tanzania
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Location: Ruby Room
Presenters: Mansharan Seth, Elizabeth Hazel, Jitihada Baraka
Participatory Learning Session: Data-to-Action Gap
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Location: Boardroom 21
Presenters: Anneka Wickramanayake, Alison Connor, John Wainaina, Christine Lenihan, Mwatha Stephen,
Integrating new devices into MNH care
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Location: Amphitheatre
Moderator: Aba Asibon
New approaches to identifying and managing risk during pregnancy
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Location: Ruby Room
Moderator: Lucas Malla
Parallel Sessions | Wednesday 14:30-15:45
Communicating Complexity: Newborn Toolkit
Time: 14:30 – 15:45
Location: Ballroom 1
Presenters: Mbozu Sipalo, Lauren Allison
Time: 14:30 – 15:45
Location: Amphitheatre
Presenters: Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Benjamin Kamala, & Chahana Singh
Measuring Better for Maternal, Newborn and Stillbirths: status now and future Innovations
Time: 14:30 – 15:45
Location: Boardroom 22
Presenters: Joy Lawn, Tashrik Ahmed, & Jean-Pierre Monet
Empowering Tomorrow: Partnering to Deliver Maternal and Newborn Health at Scale
Time: 14:30 – 15:45
Location: Boardroom 4
Presenters: Queen Dube, Supriya Madhavan, Alice Kang’ethe, Msandeni Chiume, Julliet Omwoha & Minnie Kibore
Time: 16:15 – 17:30
Location: Ballroom 3
Presenters: Zulfiquar Bhutta, Joy Lawn, Tyler Vaivada & Abiy Seifu Estifanos
Day 3 | Thursday, March 26
Time: 09:00 – 11:30
Location: Ballroom 1 & 2
Small and Sick Newborn Planning & Costing Tool
Presenters: Abiy Seifu Estifanos (with Alison Morgan, Gagan Gupta)
From Data to Decisions: Newborn Care Dashboard
Presenter: Lisa Hirschhorn
Device Monitoring Systems for Newborn Care
Presenter: Robert Miros
Health Technology Management Model in Africa
Presenter: Ali Khalid
Oxygen Access Innovation (UNICEF Initiative)
Presenters: Kara Palamountain, Rebecca Kirby
Parallel Sessions | Thursday 9:00-10:00
Time: 09:00 – 10:00
Location: Sapphire Tent
Presenters: Sagni Girma Fage, Theresia Mukethe & Dagnew Hagezom Kahsay
Lightning Talks
Time: 09:30 – 10:00
Location: Ballroom 3
Presenter: Alice Tarus
Time: 09:30 – 10:00
Location: Ballroom 3
Presenter: Soanavalona Rabetsaroana
Cost, Impact, and Return on Investment of Scaling Up Small and Sick Newborn Care in Kenya
Time: 09:30 – 10:00
Location: Ballroom 3
Presenter: Rosemary Kamuyu
Parallel Sessions | Thursday 10:30-11:30
Assessing readiness and results in MNH care
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Location: Sapphire Tent
Moderator: Jitihada Baraka
Lightning Talks
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Location: Boardroom 22
Presenter: Christine Bohne
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Location: Boardroom 22
Presenter: Morris Ondieki
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Location: Boardroom 22
Presenter: Samuel Ngwala
Parallel Sessions | Thursday 12:00-13:00
Lightning Talks
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Boardroom 22
Presenter: Kristina Shemwell
Dark Wards, Disrupted Care: Tracking Power Outages in Neonatal Units Across Four African Countries
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Boardroom 22
Presenter: John Wainaina
Connect With Us
We welcome opportunities to connect with media, partners, collaborators, and stakeholders during IMNHC 2026.
To schedule a meeting or learn more about our work, please reach out to the NEST360 team on the IMNHC App, connect with us during the conference, or email us at info@nest360.org.
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