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At least 4,300 women die annually in Kenya of maternal causes while another 500,000 suffer pregnancy related complications, a recent study has revealed. The study carried out by the Ministry of Health estimated that around 11,500 children are orphaned yearly owing to maternal deaths. It further advocated for professional-attended deliveries ...
Read Story at East African Standard (2003-07-28)
Maternal death was still very high in 2002 in Benin, averaging 299 for 100,000 deliveries, as against 216 deaths for 100,000 deliveries in 2001, according to figures at the Health ministry. "Some districts, namely Atlantique, Couffo and Atacora recorded levels below 100 maternal deaths for 100,000 deliveries," the ministry ...
Read Story at AngolaPress (2004-05-13)
There has been a significant decline in the number of maternal deaths in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern region, with the establishment of a hospital at Begoro, two years ago. Last year, the hospital recorded zero percent in maternal deaths. One death was recorded this year, out of ...
Read Story at The Ghanian Chronicle (2005-10-24)
With over 10 million women and children in developing countries still dying every year from largely preventable and treatable causes, a new report by United Nations agencies and their partners calls for scaling up health care systems to reduce maternal and child deaths. “Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn and ...
Read Story at The Accra Daily Mail (2008-04-18)
At least 17 women died of various diseases in the first semester of 2006 in southern Namibe province`s maternal infant hospital, against the 13 deaths recorded in the same period of last year, Angop learned. The main illnesses are eclampsy with five deaths, malaria (03) and utopian pregnancy. Other sicknesses ...
Read Story at AngolaPress (2006-07-20)
The world’s maternal mortality ratio (the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) is declining too slowly to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, which aims to reduce the number of women who die in pregnancy and childbirth by three quarters by 2015. While an annual decline of ...
Read Story at The Accra Daily Mail (2007-10-12)
Maternal deaths and unwanted pregnancies can be cut dramatically in countries around the globe after the British government yesterday pledged £100 million pledged to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to achieve universal access for reproductive health. “Maternal health can be improved through strengthened political commitment and the dedication ...
Read Story at The Accra Daily Mail (2007-10-19)
The Kilamba Kiaxi district of Luanda will create this Friday, the committee on prevention of maternal and perinatal deaths that has the objective of following up and appraise the attention that has been paid to the health of women and newly born babies. The committee is to have a ...
Read Story at AngolaPress (2006-09-08)
Immediate investment in Ethiopia`s midwifery schools could lower one of the world`s highest maternal mortality rates, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said Friday, on the occasion of the International Midwifery Day. According to the country`s Demographic and Health Survey 2005 (EDHS), Ethiopia`s maternal mortality rate hovers at 673 deaths per ...
Read Story at AngolaPress (2007-05-06)
Over $32 billion is needed for Africa to reduce maternal deaths and deaths of children under five.The money, to be spent on health interventions " antenatal care, emergency care at the time of birth, post-natal care, treatment of childhood illness and immunization among others " in the next five years, ...
Read Story at Daily Nation (2010-08-15)
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