Tuesday, July 29, 2025
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Online via Zoom
The Safe Babies, Safe Moms initiative seeks to improve health outcomes for parents and babies in historically under-resourced communities in Washington, DC. In this presentation to the interdisciplinary Global Maternal and Child Health Collaborative, Angela D. Thomas will provide an overview of Safe Babies, Safe Moms’ structure and implementation. She will also discuss the potential to expand the initiative beyond Washington, DC. The presentation will be followed by a discussion on emerging maternal health funding opportunities led by Deus Bazira, director of the Georgetown University Global Health Institute.
This event is co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Global Health Institute and the Georgetown Collaborative for Research and Education to Advance Children’s Health at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Featuring
Angela D. Thomas, DrPH, MPH, MBA, has over 20 years of experience in scientific and administrative leadership in translational and clinical research across both federal and non-federal sponsors. She currently serves as the vice president of Healthcare Delivery Research at the MedStar Health Research Institute. As the executive leader of the Safe Babies Safe Moms initiative, Thomas is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of an evidence-based program that has successfully reduced disparities in maternal and infant mortality in Washington, DC. Additionally, she contributes her research expertise to initiatives aimed at identifying the factors contributing to disparities in maternal and infant harm. Thomas’s research interests include health equity, patient safety, and maternal and infant health.
Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, is the inaugural director of the Georgetown University Global Health Institute. A member of the Georgetown community since 2019, he is also an associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and serves as director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI). At CGHPI, he leads a multidisciplinary team working to strengthen health systems and solve intractable public health challenges through implementation and improvement science, data science, and health technology solutions in several countries. His current research focus includes: modeling care delivery to optimize health services and population health outcomes; novel approaches to improve country capacity and preparedness to detect, prevent, and respond to major health security threats; and translating evidence from research and program interventions to improve public health policy and practice and enhance sustainability.