Baitulmaal CEO Calls for Focus on Maternal Benefit at UNGA81

During sideline events at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Baitulmaal CEO Mazen Mokhtar urged global health leaders to ask whether mothers actually benefit from new medical products. He cited a Wajir, Kenya storeroom full of postpartum hemorrhage drapes that remained unused because local staff had never been trained to read them. Mokhtar highlighted that the “last mile” of healthcare is a systems failure, not just a logistics issue, and called for stronger communication and collaboration. He outlined Baitulmaal’s on‑the‑ground solutions: battery‑free Venturi‑system Bubble CPAP devices in Wajir, a 30‑bed Hope Hospital in Mogadishu linked to a local university hospital, and solar‑powered neonatal units in Gaza’s Khan Younis, all paired with hands‑on training for frontline workers.