Introducing Real Talk: A Series of Conversations on Challenging Questions
About the Series:
AlignMNH is introducing a new series, Real Talk, that tackles the challenging questions that keep MNH practitioners up at night through authentic dialogue between experts who don’t always agree. Think podcast-style conversation meets structured debate – no polished presentations, just honest exchanges about the complex realities of maternal and newborn health work.
Join Our Upcoming Event
The workforce gap cannot be closed—what now?
Tuesday, 21 October, 2025
07:00 AM EDT / 2:00 PM EAT
We’re running out of people to care for mothers and babies, and the solutions on the table range from revolutionary to downright controversial.
Welcome to Real Talk—where we strip away the polish and get brutally honest about what’s really happening. This isn’t your typical panel discussion with rehearsed talking points and safe answers. It’s a conversation about the trade-offs no one wants to admit, the risks that keep practitioners up at night, and the breakthrough moments that might just work.
From task-shifting and telemedicine to the emerging role of artificial intelligence, we’ll explore how new approaches are reshaping who provides care, how it’s delivered, and what support practitioners need to make it work.
This is Engage & Exchange at its most provocative. Come ready to challenge what you know about who should deliver care, how it should work, and what we’re willing to do differently.