2nd Edition of Public Health World Conference (PHWC) 2026

Speakers - PHWC2025

Jan Becker

  • Designation: Midwife Vision Global
  • Country: Australia

Biography

As a Registered Nurse and Midwife, Jan is passionate about reducing child mortality and improving maternal health in some of the world’s most under-resourced countries. A co-founder of Midwife Vision Global, which offers education, professional support, and resources to midwives in Tanzania.

Jan completed her Ph.D – on a new innovative training she developed for managing neonatal resuscitations in limited clinical areas. She utilized her insights from training as Helicopter Pilot to adapt, learn and enhance learning through real life neonatal birth asphyxia emergencies at the bedside – short concise checks and key words anchored learning. It is this dedication to the service of others, in the 2019 Honours List Jan was awarded the Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for service to community health through neonatal organisations and to aviation.