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Align:

You don't have to solve your health challenges alone

What we do

Align: connects you to a global community of policymakers and practitioners who are facing the same things you’re facing, and are ready to share what’s working, what’s failed, and what might work in your context.

Our story

Founded in 2020 as AlignMNH with a clear and actionable goal: to accelerate progress in improving maternal and newborn health and preventing stillbirths around the globe.

The innovation marketplace at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa
International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2023

From the beginning, we focused on accelerating progress by rapidly sharing evidence and experiences, and by creating spaces for cross-country learning and moments of public accountability.

A group discussion on the use of data at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026
Country Delegations Meeting at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026
Two speakers at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026
Country Delegations Meeting at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026

Since then, we’ve brought together more than

60,000 people across 100+ countries

to develop solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in maternal and newborn health. Over the past six years, we’ve helped build a movement. 

Photo of mother and baby in Ghana
Ghana. Image credit: Kate Holt/MCSP

But despite this progress, global gains in maternal and newborn health continue to stall. The ecosystem we work in remains fragmented and incredibly complex.

We have reached a critical moment. Now it is time to turn alignment into action.

Our community asked us to do more, and we listened. We’ve connected a global community,

Three conference attendees laugh together at the International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference in 2026
International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference 2026

now it’s time to go further.

So what’s next?

Align and connect

Align and amplify

Align and accelerate

Align and:

Align:

The colon is intentional. It points forward and creates space for something bigger.

We are Align: 
And we look forward to building the future together.

We are

Neutral

Our neutrality opens doors that others can’t, letting us bring actors to the table who wouldn't otherwise have the means to meet and creating the moments where breakthroughs happen.

Agile

Our agility means we respond to the real-time needs of practitioners and policymakers.

A trusted space

We create the spaces where countries overcome implementation challenges, broker powerful matches between needs and resources, and turn hard conversations into real action.

Our leadership

Learn more about our leadership

Learn more about our previous leadership at Alignmnh.org.