Founder and President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, WBFA, Toyin Saraki, has been honoured with an invitation to participate at the White House Global Development Summit holding at Washington DC.
Also to be at the function is the Chief Executive Officer of WBFA, Stephen Sobhani.
We gathered that the summit will bring together civil society, non-governmental organisations and private sector partners to celebrate and to acknowledge the progress, which has taken place in various sectors in Global Development.
Mrs Saraki will be speaking on the progress made in moving towards achieving global development goals and also emphasising on the fact that there is so much left to be done.
She will also be speaking on the importance of midwives in reducing the rate of maternal and new born mortality and achieving the sustainable development goals. Hence, stating the importance of educating, equipping, deploying and empowering midwives and wider health professionals in Nigeria and across Africa to ensure progress.
Also to address the gathering at the event is Sobhani, who will talk on the need to ensure that maternal, new-born, adolescent and child health remains a global health priority while also commending the progress made in the health sector globally.
The White House Summit on Global Development will be focusing on global health, energy, food security, good governance, partnership, and youth engagement.
All participants; development leaders, public and private sector partners, civil society, diplomats, and entrepreneurs are also encouraged to celebrate shared contributions that have led to dramatic progress in these sectors.
