Safe Beginnings: 1st Regional Conference on Maternal and Child Health (MCH) in Calabarzon
in partnership with14th Interna onal Conference on the MCH Handbook
May 9 Th and 10 F, 2024
Center for Health and Development CaLaBaRZon
Interna onal Commi ee on MCH Handbook
University of the Philippines – Manila
The Center for Health Development IV-A (CaLaBaRZon), the Interna onal Commi ee on MCH Handbook,and the University of the Philippines - Manila will play host to “Safe Beginnings: 1st Regional Conference
on Maternal and Child Health in Calabarzon in partnership with 14th Interna onal Conference on theMCH Handbook,” to be held on May 9 and 10, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. The conference theme is“Ensuring Universal Health Care through Eﬀec ve MCH Services and the MCH Handbook.
The conference will serve as a pla orm to discuss the implementa on and use of the MCH Handbook andiden fy future trajectories and strategies to ensure the program’s success. Healthcare professionals,researchers, policymakers, students, and anyone passionate about improving maternal and childcare areinvited to share their exper se and experience in developing, implemen ng, or evalua ng the MCH
handbook in their respec ve countries. “Safe Beginnings: 1st Regional Conference on Maternal and Child
Health in Calabarzon in partnership with 14th Interna onal Conference on the MCH Handbook” hopes topromote the u liza on of the MCH Handbook not only in the Philippines but also globally.

Call for Country Report Presenta on
Abstract Submission Guidelines for Country Report Presenta on
 All abstracts must be submi ed (via email: mchhandbook2024@gmail.com) prior to March 15, 2024.
 Abstracts must be wri en in clear English and presented in English.
 An abstract consists of a tle, author names and aﬃlia on, the text of the submission and keywords.
 Abstracts should be no more than 250 words, excluding abstract tle and authors.
Title
Authors and Ins tu on
Background
Objec ves (op onal)
Methods
Results

The tle should be concise.
All responsible authors should be listed in full names, with corresponding
aﬃlia on. Email addresses for each should be listed. The degree andposi on of the authors are not required.
Brieﬂy introduce the premise of the research, and the ra onale forconduc ng the research.
State the main objec ves of the study or hypothesis tested.
Brieﬂy describe the design of the study and how it was conducted.
Present the main result(s). The statement of "The study results will bepresented" is not acceptable.

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Keywords
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State only the conclusion(s) that is (are) directly supported by the results.
No more than 5 keywords which the ﬁrst word begins with a capital le er.

It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that their text does not contain typos or gramma calerrors.
The presenta on type (oral or poster/e-poster) will be decided by the Scien ﬁc Program Commi ee.
There are limited slots for oral presenta on. Some submi ed abstracts will be asked to prepare aposter or e-poster instead.
Presen ng Author should be Primary Author. Authors agree that their abstract will be published in
the conference website and conference proceedings.
The Primary Author are required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of theabstract and agree to the submission.
Acknowledgment of submission will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the correspondingauthor. If you do not receive this e-mail conﬁrma on, it means we have not received your abstract. If
you are sure, you have submi ed it, check to make sure you sent it to the correct e-mail address.
The e-mail you provided us will be used to no fy you of the acceptance and to send you updated
informa on. If you have any inquiries, please contact the secretariat at
mchhandbook2024@gmail.com.
No ﬁca on of Acceptance. All submi ed abstracts will be reviewed by the Scien ﬁc Program
Commi ee according to reviewing procedures. No ﬁca on of acceptance will be sent by e-mail tocorresponding, presen ng and abstract submi ng authors by March 29, 2024. The presen ng
author should reply to the acceptance no ﬁca on for conﬁrma on of a endance.
Short biographical proﬁle of speaker (100 words) with photo will be requested.
Important dates to remember:o Deadline for Abstract Submission: March 15, 2024
o No ﬁca on of Abstract Acceptance: March 29, 2024
o Presenter Registra on: April 5, 2024
o Presenta on: May 9, 2024